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Keyamo okays third-party payment of Obi’s airport fine
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has approved a request for a third party to settle the N25,000 fine imposed on the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, following a parking violation at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.
The minister directed Mr Nnaemeka Ikerionwu, who offered to pay the fine on Obi’s behalf, to liaise with the Director of Commercial and Business Development at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for payment processing.
Keyamo, in a statement posted on his X handle last Friday, had demanded that Obi tender a public apology to airport officials and pay a N25,000 fine over an alleged parking violation, following an internal inquiry instituted to verify the former Anambra State governor’s claim that the tyres of his vehicle were “unjustly” clamped at the airport.
According to the minister, the investigation, backed by CCTV footage, showed that Obi’s vehicle was parked unattended in a restricted area, prompting airport security personnel to clamp its tyres.
Keyamo said Obi arrived at the domestic wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on July 4, 2026, and left the vehicle after being dropped off by a police driver.
Reacting to the development, Ikerionwu commended the minister’s transparency and volunteered to offset the penalty on Obi’s behalf after referencing CCTV evidence released on the incident.
Responding, the minister directed that the individual proceed to meet with FAAN’s Director of Commercial and Business Development for guidance on the payment process.
He wrote: “Thank you for bringing this to my attention. Please, Mr Nnaemeka Ikerionwu should proceed to see the Director of Commercial and Business Development for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), and he will be directed on the mode of payment of the fine for the offender.
“Now that we have burst his bubble, next time, Peter Obi should think twice before making outlandish claims of being targeted at our airports or anywhere for that matter in order to get ‘sympathy votes’.”
The minister’s latest response suggests that government is willing to accept payment of the fine through a third party.
However, Keyamo did not indicate whether his earlier demand that Obi tender a public apology to airport officials had been waived.
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