Sowore: Attempt To Change Govt Before Election Treasonable — Keyamo SAN

Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN,
says any attempt to change the present government other than the
ballot box is treasonable and no reasonable government will
tolerate such an attempt.

Keyamo, a member of the cabinet of the President, Major General
Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), stated this in a two-part tweet on Monday
afternoon.

His statement was a veiled reaction to the shooting of former
presidential candidate and publisher of online news medium,
SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore, who was injured by a tear gas
canister fired by a police operative in Abuja.

Sowore was reportedly shot on Monday by a female police officer
at the Unity Fountain in Abuja.

The politician, who is the convener of the #RevolutionNow and
#BuhariMustGo campaigns, was preparing to hold a rally with some
associates when the incident happened at the Unity Fountain in
Abuja, on Monday.

Keyamo, who took to Twitter, wrote, “After long years of
turbulent, military govts, Nigerians have agreed to adopt democracy
as the best and only form of govt. Any attempt to change a
government other than the ballot box or other constitutional means
is treasonable no matter how it is packaged in some sentimental
jargon.

“All arguments against a govt should be geared towards
persuading the citizens to vote against it at the next polls or
invoking constitutional provisions through democratic institutions.
Any shortcut outside these is an invitation to anarchy and no
reasonable govt will tolerate it.”

Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN,
says any attempt to change the present government other than the
ballot box is treasonable and no reasonable government will
tolerate such an attempt.

Keyamo, a member of the cabinet of the President, Major General
Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), stated this in a two-part tweet on Monday
afternoon.

His statement was a veiled reaction to the shooting of former
presidential candidate and publisher of online news medium,
SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore, who was injured by a tear gas
canister fired by a police operative in Abuja.

Sowore was reportedly shot on Monday by a female police officer
at the Unity Fountain in Abuja.

The politician, who is the convener of the #RevolutionNow and
#BuhariMustGo campaigns, was preparing to hold a rally with some
associates when the incident happened at the Unity Fountain in
Abuja, on Monday.

Keyamo, who took to Twitter, wrote, “After long years of
turbulent, military govts, Nigerians have agreed to adopt democracy
as the best and only form of govt. Any attempt to change a
government other than the ballot box or other constitutional means
is treasonable no matter how it is packaged in some sentimental
jargon.

“All arguments against a govt should be geared towards
persuading the citizens to vote against it at the next polls or
invoking constitutional provisions through democratic institutions.
Any shortcut outside these is an invitation to anarchy and no
reasonable govt will tolerate it.”