The Presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi has reacted to claims made by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, over the recent airport controversy, accusing the minister of presenting a misleading account of the incident and targeting him for political reasons.
Recall that the Keyamo had issued the NDC presidential candidate an ultimatum stating that he should publicly apologise to airport officials and pay a N25,000 fine over a wrongful parking incident at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport or face consequences.
But in reaction, Peter Obi in a statement by his media office issued on Saturday by Zekeri Idris accused Keyamo of presenting a misleading account of the airport incident involving Peter Obi, alleging a pattern of political targeting.
According to the statement, the incident referenced by Keyamo was entirely different from the one Obi had narrated during a recent interview.
“The incident you posted is entirely different from the one Mr Peter Obi narrated in his interview. In that interview, he clearly stated: ‘I was there…’ In the incident contained in your tweet, he was not present,” he said.
The statement argued that the existence of multiple incidents involving vehicles linked to Obi raised concerns about selective treatment.
“If we now have at least two separate incidents in which vehicles associated with Mr. Obi were clamped under questionable circumstances, does this not suggest a pattern of targeting an individual simply because of who he is?” he asked.
The spokesperson also rejected claims that
