The spokesman of the President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation, Festus Keyamo, has denied the claim that he paid an amount running into “nine figures” to Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy.
Naija News had reported earlier that Charly Boy made the allegation in a video interview, after an earlier claim by Deji Adeyanju, Convener of Concerned Nigerians, that he collected money from Keyamo.
However, in a bid to clarify the supposed circumstances under which he collected the money, Charly Boy, a convener of our “Mumu Don Do” movement, alleged that Keyamo paid the said amount to him for a song he composed against Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s main opposition party. 
It is believed that the said amount was given to Charly Boy during the heat of the Presidential campaign.
Reacting to Charly Boy’s allegation in a post on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Friday evening, Keyamo said anyone who believed he paid a penny for any song by the latter needs to have their heads examined.
In a series of tweets, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria wrote: “1. I’ve been having some good laugh. Whoever thinks that I would pay a penny for a song by @Areafada1 that disses both the APC and PDP must have his/her head examined. If the quarrelling parties want to hurt their egos by bandying phantom figures, they should leave me out of it.
1. I’ve been having some good laugh. Whoever thinks that I would pay a penny for a song by @Areafada1 that disses both the APC and PDP must have his/her head examined. If the quarreling parties want to hurt their egos by bandying phantom figures, they should leave me out of it
— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) March 22, 2019
“2. As we’ve said before, some of us ran the PMB campaign on zero budget as volunteers whilst the opposition was paying $90,000 monthly to an American lobbyist (N400 million per year). It’s therefore preposterous to suggest that a 9-figure amount or any at all was paid for a song!
2. As we’ve said before, some of us ran the PMB campaign on zero budget as volunteers whilst the opposition was paying $90,000 monthly to an American lobbyist (N400 million per year). It’s therefore preposterous to suggest that a 9-figure amount or any at all was paid for a song!
— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) March 22, 2019
“3. In the world of entertainment, it’s the culture of most (not all) entertainers to raise their stock in the public by bandying phantom figures for their engagements & some others display phantom acquisitions on social media to attract attention and raise their worth for clients.
3. In the world of entertainment, it’s the culture of most (not all) entertainers to raise their stock in the public by bandying phantom figures for their engagements & some others display phantom acquisitions on social media to attract attention and raise their worth for clients
— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) March 22, 2019
“4. I’ve always encouraged @Areafada1 & @adeyanjudeji, who are my long-time friends & clients to continue on the path they chose for themselves. I will hate to see them fall apart. Therefore it behoves us all to work together to put things right. I always enjoy vibrant opposition!”
4. I’ve always encouraged @Areafada1 & @adeyanjudeji, who are my long-time friends & clients to continue on the path they chose for themselves. I will hate to see them fall apart. Therefore it behoves us all to work together to put things right. I always enjoy vibrant opposition!
— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) March 22, 2019
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