PETER OBI LIES LIKE FISH DRINKING WATER –FESTUS KEYAMO. (PHOTO).
Peter Obi lies like fish drinking water –Festus Keyamo Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has accused the 2027 Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, of deliberately fabricating claims regarding a recent airport incident. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ on Thursday night, July 30, Keyamo alleged that Obi lied about his experience at the airport to score political points. “That man was lying. He lies like a fish drinking water. He lies. He lies for fun,” Keyamo stated. The Minister noted that Obi had publicly complained of facing harassment from airport officials strictly due to his opposition status. Keyamo argued that it was unfair for a political figure to make sweeping accusations against airport staff without providing room for official verification or allowing the ministry to review the facts. “He was the one that complained that he was being harassed at the airport and that because of his opposition statu...
The soldiers were dismissed for allegedly refusing to fight the Boko Haram insurgents.Human rights Layer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria {SAN} Femi Falana disclosed this today thursday.According to Falana disclosed this today thursday.According to Falana he said ''I have just confirmed that a total of 290 soldiers were dismissed yesterday wednesday by the authorities of the Nigerian Army.This letters of dismissal were distributed in Jos,Plateau state and Ibadan,Oyo state.Before the dismissal,the soldiers were subjected to orderly room trial.Even though they pleaded not guilty to the charges of cowardice and failure to fight the Boko Haram sect,the dismissed soldiers were not tried by any court martial in line with the provisions of the Armed forces Act.It would be recalled that the Nigerian Army also sacked another batch of 200 soldiers i similar circumstances in December last year.A part from the deliberate refusal of the military authorities to respect the fundamental right of the dismissed soldiers to fair hearing guaranteed by the constitution,the punishment meted out to them cannot be justified since the Federal Government failed to equip the armed forces at the material time.Indeed,the belated onslaught launched against the satanic Boko Haram sectby the government.In the light of the foregoing,the authorities of the Nigerian Army should annul the illegal letters and recall the dismissed soldiers without any delay.In the alternative,a programme should be designed for the rehabilitation of the dismissed soldiers.Otherwise many of them may be driven to criminality since they had been given military training at the expense of the nation''.
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