Aviation minister orders Peter Obi to apologise, pay N25,000

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has demanded a public apology and a fine from former presidential candidate Peter Obi, following an investigation into a parking incident at Abuja's Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. Keyamo issued the demands on Friday, July 10, 2026, after reviewing closed-circuit television footage that he said contradicted Obi's account of the event.

The dispute stems from an incident on Saturday, July 4, 2026. According to the minister's statement, Obi arrived at the domestic wing of the airport at approximately 8:28 p.m. in a vehicle driven by a police officer. Obi and two other occupants exited the vehicle and entered the terminal building. The police driver then parked the vehicle in a drop-off zone near the entrance and also left it unattended to enter the terminal.

Keyamo stated that airport regulations require a driver to remain with a vehicle in the drop-off area and that unattended vehicles are subject to enforcement due to security risks. The footage allegedly showed the driver briefly returning to the vehicle around 8:32 p.m. before leaving it again. Airport security personnel subsequently clamped the vehicle's...