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Civil society groups say Keyamo\u2019s analogy highlights the lack of internal democracy in Nigerian parties. Opposition figures argue that Keyamo is meddling in opposition affairs, while supporters see his comments as a witty but accurate portrayal of ADC\u2019s missteps. On social media, Nigerians remain divided \u2014 some applauded Obi for leaving a party that couldn\u2019t guarantee him a ticket, while others accused him of political opportunism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keyamo\u2019s remarks carry weight given his own background as a lawyer, activist, and politician. Born in Delta State in 1970, he studied law at Ambrose Alli University and began his career under renowned human rights lawyer Gani Fawehinmi. He later founded Festus Keyamo Chambers, handling high-profile cases including treason trials and constitutional disputes. Known for his fearless activism, he transitioned into politics, serving as Director of Strategic Communications for Buhari\u2019s 2019 campaign before being appointed Minister of State for Labour and Employment. In 2023, President Bola Tinubu named him Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development. His outspoken style and sharp analogies have made him one of Nigeria\u2019s most controversial political figures, often dominating headlines with remarks that blend wit and provocation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nigeria\u2019s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has mocked the African Democratic Congress (ADC) over Peter Obi\u2019s departure from the party, likening its treatment of the former Anambra governor to that of a \u201cside-chick.\u201d His remarks, delivered through a romantic analogy, have gone viral and stirred debate ahead of the 2027 elections. Keyamo […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":30546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3699,2,2096,776,4,478,458,3,1138],"tags":[1622,10088,2647,15069,334,14202,15074,12410,14992,2605,15076,12635,15075,10005],"class_list":["post-30545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa","category-business","category-economics","category-educational","category-featured","category-financial","category-legal","category-naija-news","category-politics","tag-2027-elections","tag-adc","tag-apc","tag-civil-society","tag-festus-keyamo","tag-internal-democracy","tag-ndc","tag-opposition-politics","tag-party-crisis","tag-peter-obi","tag-political-commentary","tag-political-defections","tag-side-chick-remark","tag-social-media-reactions"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/11bf99492dc4dea6.jpeg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30545"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30549,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30545\/revisions\/30549"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_7-5-2026_1236_www.bing_.com_.jpeg?resize=601%2C294&ssl=1\")
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