The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has denied using stolen funds to purchase properties abroad. This follows a trending video on social media, which showed a property in the United States, alleged to be linked to the Minister. In response, Keyamo confirmed that the property was his, but stated that he had purchased it using proceeds from his legal practice. In a statement on Twitter, Keyamo noted that he had posted the video of him exercising in front of the US property to bait those he called “sore losers” at the last elections. The Minister’s statement added that the foreign funds were lying in his accounts before he became a Minister in 2019, and he later used them to purchase the property.

Source: Nigerian Tribune April 23, 2023 17:00 UTC