The Minister of state for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, says he is not in violation of any law by accepting to be the spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council.
Following his appointment as the APC presidential campaign spokesman, the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), had asked Keyamo to resign his ministerial position.
But in a statement, the minister said the civil society organisation (CSO) is being sponsored by opposition parties.
The minister also said opposing his appointment as the party’s spokesperson is denying him of his fundamental human right to freedom of association.
He said Section 84 of the Electoral Act clearly states that political appointees are to resign if they are to contest for any party position or any public office adding that no mention was made of ad hoc appointments for party activities.
“So, strictly speaking, no law is being violated here” he said.
Keyamo said therefore, the so-called position of these people are untenable, ill-informed and consequently rejected.
He said without meaning to demean them, these are people fully aligned to opposition parties but disguising as CSOs.
He asserted that he is a full member of the APC, adding that be is entitled to participate in party activities.
“My dues to my party is deducted every month from my meagre salary and sent to the party”.
Keyamo said being a director in a campaign council is like every other party activity.