Browsing: Festus Keyamo

The statement by Keyamo reads: “It is no longer news that Mr. Mounir Haliru Gwarzo, the suspended Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (DG of SEC) is under investigation for his conduct as the head of Nigeria’s apex securities regulator. In this respect, I am aware of the following bodies presently investigating all the allegations raised against the suspended DG of SEC:

For too long the Inner Bar has been perceived as too elitist and deployed only in the service and defence of the rich and powerful or the upper echelon in society. That narrative has to change. There cannot be greater injustice than giving arms to the already powerful to fight the weak and defenseless. For me, the only honour I can do to the silk robes I adorn is to help the weak, defenseless and just, against the oppressive might of the powerful and unjust. And on the flip side, it is also to ensure that the weak do not use the weakness as an excuse to unjustly blackmail the powerful and manipulate society. 

Instead, the church stated that the lady was arrested by operatives acting on a tip off that the lady had repeatedly tried to blackmail the fiery preacher, including demanding N500 million from him, failing which she threatened to expose a purported amorous relationship between her and the Senior Pastor