Keyamo SAN Blasts Eedris Abdulkareem Over ‘jagajaga Reloaded’

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment Festus Keyamo
has explained that his choice of serving in the President Muhammadu
Buhari-led government was an honour for him to serve his
country.

Keyamo stated this at the weekend when he took a swipe at
popular singer and activist, Eedris Abdulkareem.

Abdulkareem, in his new song, ‘jagajaga reloaded’ had disparaged
Keyamo, saying “where Festus Keyamo sef? He don dey chop with cabal
o.”

Keyamo took to his twitter handle and released different private
conversations he had with Abdulkareem and how he allegedly begged
for money.

He described the singer’s action as a cheap blackmail after the
latter didn’t succeed in extorting him and other top government
functionaries.

According to Keyamo: “Eedris Abdulkareem just released a song,
‘jagajaga reloaded’, where he waxed the following lyrics, “where
Festus Keyamo sef? He don dey chop with cabal o”.

“I laughed out so loud and even danced to the rhythm too. But
there’s a small story behind this poor attempt at blackmail.

“In 2018, when I was named the Director of Strategic
Communications for the Buhari Campaign Organisation Eedris waxed a
song in support of Buhari & wanted to join us, albeit for a fee. He
then made desperate efforts to see me through text messages from
his phone no. 07019691772.

“When I finally met with him, I listened to the songs but told
him I had no budget for such or any for that matter.

“I explained that my job was voluntary. It was the same thing I
told so many other so-called activists-by-day-and-hustlers-at-night
who secretly approached me,” he said.

Keyamo said Abdulkareem then switched to the fact that he wanted
a loan to pay for his hotel bills to the tune of N1.3m & to cater
for his ‘sick mum,’ saying “that was already running into more than
N3m. However, one govt functionary called me to say he told him
another story that his child was sick.

“He begged me to introduce him to Malami (AGF), Amaechi & the
SGF and to paint a good ‘PR’ for him. He pledged that he was with
us in the campaign with his whole ‘body and soul’. But at this
point, I knew he was a desperate hustler who could embarrass me, so
I ghosted him”

Keyamo added: “Shortly after this episode when he could not
penetrate the system to get the money he so desperately wanted, he
then endorsed Atiku and called Buhari a ‘fraudster’. But we decided
to ignore his weak voice of opposition.

“After our victory, he went berserk and joined every protest
against the same Buhari whom he wanted to serve with his whole
‘body and soul’, but needed money to do so. He has been mentioning
my name specifically at occasions as if I am the cause of all his
troubles in life”

“His reference to me as ‘chopping’ reminds me of the gaffe of
then Minister Sunday Afolabi who infamously said Bola Ige was
invited to Govt to ‘come and chop’!

“I wish to assure Eedris and any who think being in Govt is
tantamount to ‘chopping’, that for some of us (I can’t speak for
others) it is just an honour to serve our country and an attempt to
move from armchair criticism to a real participant in order to make
a difference.

“Finally, we can all sit back and enjoy the ‘jagajaga reloaded’.
One of the objectives of the song is to call me out since I ghosted
him for attempted extortion – he has now succeeded. Another
objective is to help promote the song by my reaction – that he has
also achieved.

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment Festus Keyamo
has explained that his choice of serving in the President Muhammadu
Buhari-led government was an honour for him to serve his
country.

Keyamo stated this at the weekend when he took a swipe at
popular singer and activist, Eedris Abdulkareem.

Abdulkareem, in his new song, ‘jagajaga reloaded’ had disparaged
Keyamo, saying “where Festus Keyamo sef? He don dey chop with cabal
o.”

Keyamo took to his twitter handle and released different private
conversations he had with Abdulkareem and how he allegedly begged
for money.

He described the singer’s action as a cheap blackmail after the
latter didn’t succeed in extorting him and other top government
functionaries.

According to Keyamo: “Eedris Abdulkareem just released a song,
‘jagajaga reloaded’, where he waxed the following lyrics, “where
Festus Keyamo sef? He don dey chop with cabal o”.

“I laughed out so loud and even danced to the rhythm too. But
there’s a small story behind this poor attempt at blackmail.

“In 2018, when I was named the Director of Strategic
Communications for the Buhari Campaign Organisation Eedris waxed a
song in support of Buhari & wanted to join us, albeit for a fee. He
then made desperate efforts to see me through text messages from
his phone no. 07019691772.

“When I finally met with him, I listened to the songs but told
him I had no budget for such or any for that matter.

“I explained that my job was voluntary. It was the same thing I
told so many other so-called activists-by-day-and-hustlers-at-night
who secretly approached me,” he said.

Keyamo said Abdulkareem then switched to the fact that he wanted
a loan to pay for his hotel bills to the tune of N1.3m & to cater
for his ‘sick mum,’ saying “that was already running into more than
N3m. However, one govt functionary called me to say he told him
another story that his child was sick.

“He begged me to introduce him to Malami (AGF), Amaechi & the
SGF and to paint a good ‘PR’ for him. He pledged that he was with
us in the campaign with his whole ‘body and soul’. But at this
point, I knew he was a desperate hustler who could embarrass me, so
I ghosted him”

Keyamo added: “Shortly after this episode when he could not
penetrate the system to get the money he so desperately wanted, he
then endorsed Atiku and called Buhari a ‘fraudster’. But we decided
to ignore his weak voice of opposition.

“After our victory, he went berserk and joined every protest
against the same Buhari whom he wanted to serve with his whole
‘body and soul’, but needed money to do so. He has been mentioning
my name specifically at occasions as if I am the cause of all his
troubles in life”

“His reference to me as ‘chopping’ reminds me of the gaffe of
then Minister Sunday Afolabi who infamously said Bola Ige was
invited to Govt to ‘come and chop’!

“I wish to assure Eedris and any who think being in Govt is
tantamount to ‘chopping’, that for some of us (I can’t speak for
others) it is just an honour to serve our country and an attempt to
move from armchair criticism to a real participant in order to make
a difference.

“Finally, we can all sit back and enjoy the ‘jagajaga reloaded’.
One of the objectives of the song is to call me out since I ghosted
him for attempted extortion – he has now succeeded. Another
objective is to help promote the song by my reaction – that he has
also achieved.