Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has rationalized President Muhammadu Buhari’s stance on the naira crises, saying his principal made the declaration because “the country is burning.”
Keyamo doubles as the spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council.
Speaking against the backdrop of the crises arising from the new naira regime in an interview he granted Channels Television’s political programme, ‘The 2023 Verdict’, the minister in relation to the order of the Supreme Court, said Buhari was ill-advised, with the President’s pronouncement allegedly constituting a disobedience of the apex court’s order.
But in the same breath, Keyamo put in some good words for his embattled principal.
His remarks: “My view is that the President acted honestly, without intention to slight the Supreme Court, but he may have acted on wrong advice. I did not give that advice, it’s not my responsibility. I do not know who gave that advice.
“I want to say this openly, because tomorrow, people would ask me where I stood at this time. So, I think the President did not, because in his speech, he acknowledged that there were certain matters in court. So, he thought he was playing safe by saying okay, before you decide these matters in court, may I just provide some middle ground, so that the country is burning, there are riots everywhere, so let me just try and provide some succour for people, whilst acknowledging the matters are in court.”
