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Festus Keyamo, spokesman for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, stated on Thursday that the party can no longer spend every minute defending Bola Tinubu’s whereabouts.
Though Tinubu is the APC’s presidential flagbearer, he has not yet been elected president of Nigeria, Keyamo claimed, adding that Nigerians were misinterpreting the issues at hand.
Keyamo further stated that as a result, the party, Tinubu, and the presidential campaign committee will not be making public announcements to clarify the location of the former governor of Lagos State.
Keyamo, who also serves as the Minister of State for Labor and Employment, stated these on Thursday morning’s episode of Arise TV’s The Morning Show.
Keyamo said, “My information about our candidate is that he is hale and hearty. That is the information I get this morning. He is out of the country and he will be back in a matter of days. It is as straightforward as that.
“There is no controversy and no indication that there should be cause for concern. I do understand that he is a candidate for an election but we should also understand that he is not a president too.
“And to issue a statement every minute as to his whereabouts? the standard is not as high as being the president of Nigeria. He is just a candidate. Yes, he has some responsibilities towards the electorates and I do agree, but the standard is not as high as a president in office who could at every point in time issue statements as to his whereabouts…
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