Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has approved a request by a third-party volunteer to settle the N25,000 fine imposed on Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), following a parking violation at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
The Minister directed the volunteer, identified as Nnaemeka Ikerionwu, to coordinate directly with the Director of Commercial and Business Development at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to complete the payment process.
The development follows a one-week ultimatum issued by Keyamo, demanding that the former Anambra State governor pay the statutory N25,000 penalty and tender a public apology to airport workers.
The directive was issued after an internal management inquiry—backed by closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage—allegedly invalidated Obi’s public claims that his vehicle was “unjustly” clamped as part of a political persecution campaign.
According to the ministry’s investigation report, Obi arrived at the
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