Supreme Court’s judgement: Keyamo’s message to aggrieved parties
HE: Festus Keyamo (SAN, FCIArb (UK)
By: Lucky A. Omonua
Nigeria’s honourable minister of Aviation and Aerospace Developement, His Excellency, Festus Keyamo (SAN, FCIArb(UK) in his ‘X’ handle post, emphasized that a specific group of individuals holds the belief that their perspective must be universally accepted by all state institutions to be considered credible, a characteristic he likened to dictators and fascists.
Keyamo noted that this faction has migrated to a virtual realm, refusing to recognize Tinubu as President. He cited a similar situation occurring in the United States when Donald Trump was elected President in 2016.
The Minister cautioned that those who adopt the stance of “Tinubu is not my president” will eventually encounter the institutions they disparage if they challenge President Tinubu’s authority.
He remarked, “So, this is the general perception of current events: there exists a group of people who firmly believe in the absolute correctness of their own opinions, the infallibility of their positions, and the notion that ALL state institutions MUST endorse their viewpoints to be deemed ‘credible.’
In essence, they aspire to embody the Executive, the Legislature, the Judiciary, and even independent bodies like INEC – all rolled into one! They tolerate no opposition to their entrenched beliefs and perspectives; they perceive themselves as unchangeable, godlike beings.
This is the CLASSIC DISPOSITION of DICTATORS AND FASCISTS. Hence, our nation truly dodged a potential crisis in their case.
“Fellow Nigerians, these individuals are a small minority pretending to represent the ‘majority.’ They thrive on the attention gullible individuals bestow upon them and the endless interactions they receive from sensible citizens who attempt to present an alternative viewpoint.
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling, they claim to have retreated into a virtual world where they disavow our President. Fair enough. They won’t be the first.
When Donald Trump triumphed, numerous Americans asserted they were living in a virtual world for four years.
“As such, my straightforward counsel to my fellow countrymen is to leave these individuals in their virtual world. Do not engage them; do not debate with them.
If you do, it implies you’ve also shifted from the real world to the virtual one; only a fool argues with a fool. Leave them to their realm.
It is WHEN THEY TRANSITION FROM THE VIRTUAL WORLD TO ATTEMPT TO CONTEST THE AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT IN THE REAL WORLD that they will confront the very institutions they belittle.”