$300,000 U.S. House: You’re Criminally Indicted, Nigerians Lambast Keyamo. (NNnews)
Nigerians from various backgrounds have lambasted the Chief Spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign and Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, over the house he bought in the United States worth over $300,000, saying that he is criminally indicted.
News Band reported that Keyamo was dragged on social media after he appeared before a building he admittedly bought in the United States.
While confirming that the property belongs to him, Keyamo said he acquired it with money he made from legal practice.
Keyamo said on Twitter that he had decided to bait the horde of those he called sore losers at the last elections with a video of his vacation in “one of my properties abroad” as he did a light workout.
He said they fell so terribly for the bait.
Giving an account of how he bought the property, Keyamo said he had, on March 6, 2019, written to the relevant government agencies, informing them of the closure of his foreign account(s) and the repatriation of the funds to the country, “being some savings I had made as a private legal practitioner and a property investor over decades.”
Keyamo said the foreign funds were lying in his accounts until he was appointed Minister in 2019.
“Some of us don’t need Government funds or patronage to get by. Whatever we do and whoever we support is out of our deep convictions. And yes, we have worked our socks off in the last 30 years!” he boasted.
“Please, expect more videos!” he taunted.
Reacting to Keyamo’s boasts and taunts, Nigerians insist that buying the house while serving as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is tantamount to corruption, hence, he is subject to prosecution.
See details of the property below:
Dr. El Mo, @Drelmoatiku, said:
“Forget this long English, my guy. You bought the 2006 house in the U.S. in 2021 as the deed indicates. This means you corruptively bought it while serving as a minister of the Fed Rep of 🇳🇬. You were wrong & you need to have a chat with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB).
Smart Atuadi, @SmartAtuadi:
“For the fact that you cover and make excuses for fir a drug pusher you have no single integrity, standard or any form of honor. You’re just a lout.”
Oluwarotimi, @Timiglow:
One thing is certain in this life: “there’s no peace for the wicked and the wicked wouldn’t go freely”. If your conscience is cleared, there’s no need for long epistle’s. You’re part of the problem of this country and criminality structures that need to be dismantled for Nigeria to be better. #BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury #ConcludeTribunalBeforeMay29th #BroadcastPEPTlive #NigeriaJudiciaryonTrial”
Bob banke, @bob_banke:
“Did you steal the funds or not? Save all this epistle of long talk, onye ori!!
Brother Barth, @brotherbarth:
“The guilty runs when no one is pursuing him. Which flourishing chambers, and which real estate business? Can you site just 5 of your highest paid jobs as an attorney, and another top 5 of your real estate business?”
Uyi Samuel, @osamuyi90:
“So in 2019 you moved money out from Nigeria??? Ok let’s get this right you repatriated some money before 2019 ok very simple how much did you invest abroad before 2015??? And how much did you repatriated to Nigeria before your appointment? Then how much did you later moved abroad again as a minister? Reply.”
Joseph Shina, @jowzey:
“Exactly my point. You don’t see those rich people showing off like this. And the fact that he took out 300 million while serving, to purchase a building abroad, him and whoever gave the approval should be arrested.”
Akodi Erdoo, @AkodiErdoo:
“God bless you my brother. Please if they are talking about people who have honour, he (Keyamo) will also come out. By the way how much do they pay him as a minister that he will say “one of my properties”?
Sea Baby, @dhighsea:
“The house is 38 minutes away from me. It was bought in January 2021. Lol. The area is a little remote. So I guess he is hiding it.
Hon. Rilwan, @rilwan_ola01:
“This is where security agencies should come in and investigate our public office holders … it is important if truly we want to build this nation.”
Wande Akins, @tosynakins:
“This is exactly why Nigeria will never become a better place because it is the oppressed poor that will always jump up and defend the illegalities perpetrated by politicians. ‘Stockholm syndrome’ at it best. If the guy was so rich being a lawyer, why didn’t he purchase the property before he became minister?”
Wande Akins, @tosynakins:
“First of all, here in the States, we don’t operate an opaque system like Nigeria does with a single google search you can get lots of info. 2nd of all, maybe u need to google how much a Junior minister makes in Nigeria and do the math if Keyamo will be able to afford a property in the States based on that salary. 3rd of all, I think I know a thing of 2 about owing a property in the States which isn’t a biggie.
R I C H of NNEWI 1, @its_Platinum:
“Which exchange rate u use? Me I use wetin dey outside now 720 and it’s 200m+.”
Chris, @chrisishiguzo:
“Bro na google- I don’t know the exchange rate now.”
Holla Naija, @HollaNaija:
“It’s N 223,480,000.00 by real market exchange rate as at 20th April, 2023.”
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