Adedokun Waliyu 
Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, says the US is aware that Peter Obi, standard bearer of the Labour Party (LP), lost the presidential election.
Keyamo spoke in response to Obi’s comments about the telephone conversation between Antony Blinken, US secretary of state and Bola Tinubu, the president-elect.
The former governor of Anambra said the basis on which Blinken called Tinubu to pledge to strengthen the ties between Nigeria and the US was “unclear”.
Obi asked Blinken not to legitimise the victory of Tinubu until the presidential election petition tribunal gives a verdict.
In a tweet on Friday, the minister said Obi overrated his “tantrums” and that of his supporters as having any effect internationally.
