A human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has stated that the
only way to aggregate people’s opinion on anyone aspiring for a
political post is to allow them contest.
Citing the examples of Hilary Clinton and President Goodluck
Jonathan, Keyamo noted that loud voices of celebrities and elites
do not count.
Recall that during the United States presidential election, the
Hollywood industry backed Hilary Clinton and Barrack Obama.
Also in Nigeria, in the buildup of the 2015 election, Nigerian
celebrities were solidly behind President Goodluck Jonathan’s
re-election.
For the senior lawyer, its only Nigerians that have the power to
make the final decision who should lead them.
He added that the joyous crowd welcoming President Muhammadu
Buhari in different cities he visits indicates that there are two
republics in Nigeria namely the republic of social media and the
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
D joyous crowd welcoming PMB in different
cities (as it also happened in 2015) indicates we have 2 Republics
in Nig: 1. The Fed Republic of Social Media where a few angry
elites are always active & 2. The Federal Republic of Nig
populated by everyday people who vote at elections— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) March 9, 2018
Keyamo wrote, “The most effective way to aggregate opinions on
whether a person who is eligible to contest an election should run
or not is actually to urge the person to run because Trump’s
example tells us that there’s actually no other way to aggregate
those opinions other than the actual election.
“There are two wrong assumptions that some make about elections:
1. That d loud voices of celebrities & elites are d majority
view & 2. That no other world exists outside the opinions
expressed on Social Media. Hillary Clinton & President Jonathan
were victims of these assumptions
“The joyous crowd welcoming PMB in different cities (as it also
happened in 2015) indicates we have 2 Republics in Nig: 1. The Fed
Republic of Social Media where a few angry elites are always active
& 2. The Federal Republic of Nig populated by everyday people
who vote at elections.”
A human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has stated that the
only way to aggregate people’s opinion on anyone aspiring for a
political post is to allow them contest.
Citing the examples of Hilary Clinton and President Goodluck
Jonathan, Keyamo noted that loud voices of celebrities and elites
do not count.
Recall that during the United States presidential election, the
Hollywood industry backed Hilary Clinton and Barrack Obama.
Also in Nigeria, in the buildup of the 2015 election, Nigerian
celebrities were solidly behind President Goodluck Jonathan’s
re-election.
For the senior lawyer, its only Nigerians that have the power to
make the final decision who should lead them.
He added that the joyous crowd welcoming President Muhammadu
Buhari in different cities he visits indicates that there are two
republics in Nigeria namely the republic of social media and the
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
D joyous crowd welcoming PMB in different
cities (as it also happened in 2015) indicates we have 2 Republics
in Nig: 1. The Fed Republic of Social Media where a few angry
elites are always active & 2. The Federal Republic of Nig
populated by everyday people who vote at elections— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) March 9, 2018
Keyamo wrote, “The most effective way to aggregate opinions on
whether a person who is eligible to contest an election should run
or not is actually to urge the person to run because Trump’s
example tells us that there’s actually no other way to aggregate
those opinions other than the actual election.
“There are two wrong assumptions that some make about elections:
1. That d loud voices of celebrities & elites are d majority
view & 2. That no other world exists outside the opinions
expressed on Social Media. Hillary Clinton & President Jonathan
were victims of these assumptions
“The joyous crowd welcoming PMB in different cities (as it also
happened in 2015) indicates we have 2 Republics in Nig: 1. The Fed
Republic of Social Media where a few angry elites are always active
& 2. The Federal Republic of Nig populated by everyday people
who vote at elections.”
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