Auwal Rafsanjani, Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), has stated that Festus Keyamo will cause chaos in the aviation ministry.
Speaking in an interview on Channel TV’s Politics Today, Rafsanjani said the Aviation Ministry needs a minister with a stable mind.
He said Keyamo is a hot-tempered person whose actions can even create chaos.
During the interview, Rafsanjani said, “I think President Bola Tinubu brought Festus Keyamo just to disgrace him. After attacking and challenging Tinubu over documents, Tinubu appointed him as spokesperson.
“There is what we call political integrity. If you believe a particular person is corrupt and go to the extent of taking legal action against him, then you have no reason to come back and say you will take his appointment.
“Tinubu has disgraced him and exposed him as someone just interested in the position. The Ministry of Aviation requires someone with a strong character, not somebody with a temperament that can easily send away even airlines.
“When you look at the way and manner in which my friend and former comrade, Festus Keyamo, behaves, he can even create chaos. I believe they should have given him something less controversial.
“The European Union, in their report on the last election, quoted the character of Keyamo as someone whose actions and utterances were undemocratic.
“He has to moderate his approach. He is a hot-tempered person. This is not about character assassination. This is a serious ministry that should be manned by someone with a stable mind.”
![Rev. Fr. Anthony Odiong, a US-based Nigerian Louisiana Catholic priest, was arrested in Florida on Tuesday for possessing child pornography, according to law authorities. The suspect is reportedly accused of many other cases of sexual assault. The Waco, Texas, Police Department announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday that officers detained Father Anthony Odiong in Ave Maria, Florida, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service. Waco police announced in March that they had received "credible information" about a sexual assault allegedly committed by Odiong in Texas in 2012. “During the subsequent investigation, a case of possession of child pornography was uncovered,” the police said. The priest was apprehended in Florida by the Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Waco Police Department said that he will be extradited to Texas. Odiong had previously served in the Archdiocese of New Orleans before being removed as priest in December of last year due to controversy over homilies in which he claimed, among other things, that the Catholic Church was being taken over by "the gays." At the time, the priest was also accused of abusive behaviour; a Louisiana lady claimed in U.S. bankruptcy court that Odiong had committed both financial and sexual abuse against her. Prior to joining the New Orleans Archdiocese, Odiong served in at least two Texas parishes. On Tuesday, Waco police stated that during their sexual assault investigation, "the presence of other survivors was revealed." “Multiple women have come forward to tell similar experiences as the sexual assault survivor who reported the initial allegation,” the police department said. “Survivors’ experiences ranged from sexual assault and indecent assault, more commonly recognised as groping, and financial abuse, with some survivors experiencing every element of Anthony Odiong’s manipulation.” The police said they “believe there may be more survivors, and we wish to speak with anyone who [has] had similar encounters” with the priest. The Archdiocese of New Orleans issued a brief news release on Tuesday noting Odiong's arrest in Florida. The archdiocese “encourages anyone with any information to contact law enforcement,” the release said.](https://chronicle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ezgif-6-4730550ede-450x300.jpg "Odiong: US-based Nigerian Catholic priest convicted over sexual assault")
