Festus Keyamo, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment who also doubles as the spokesperson for the Bola Tinubu presidential campaign organization has stated that the Nigerian constitution allows the Vice President of the country to be in charge of security.
Keyamo made the claim on Wednesday in response to an earlier submission by the Delta State Governor and vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ifeanyi Okowa.
It was recalled that Okowa had earlier on Wednesday slammed his All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart, Kashim Shettima, over a statement about taking charge of security if the APC gets elected into power in 2023.
Shettima had famously while speaking last week at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference in Lagos said if the All Progressives Congress (APC) wins the 2023 election, he would focus on security while the party’s candidate, Bola Tinubu would focus on the economy.
The submission had drawn widespread reactions and adding his voice on Wednesday, Okowa said the move is absurd.
However, Keyamo has disagreed with Okowa, saying the constitution allows the President to delegate such roles to anyone qualified including the Vice President.
He added that such a person would be discharging the responsibilities assigned by the President and report back to the principal who has the responsibility of taking the final decision
