Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has demanded that Presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress,NDC, Peter Obi should publicly apologise to airport officials and pay a N25,000 fine over a wrongful parking incident at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.
Keyamo made the demand in a statement issued late Friday, saying he ordered an internal investigation into Obi’s recent allegation that his vehicle was unjustly clamped at the airport as part of what he described as a way to make him frustrated.
According to the minister, CCTV footage from the airport showed that Obi arrived at the domestic terminal on July 4, 2026, at about 8:28 p.m in a vehicle driven by a police officer.
He said that after dropping Obi and two other occupants, the police driver parked the vehicle in a designated drop-off zone and left it unattended while entering the terminal, contrary to airport regulations.
In addition, Keyamo said the driver briefly returned to the vehicle before leaving it unattended again, prompting airport security personnel to clamp the tyres.
“From the recordings, these are the facts: On Saturday, July 4th, 2026, Mr. Obi arrived at the domestic wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja at exactly 20:28 pm, driven by a Policeman,” the minister said.
The minister maintained that the security officials acted without knowing the vehicle belonged to Obi, insisting that no one was inside the vehicle when it was clamped.
“At this point, the dutiful airport security staff came over and clamped
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