Festus Keyamo Approves Third-Party Payment of Peter Obi’s ₦25,000 Airport Fine

• Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo has directed a supporter who offered to pay Peter Obi’s ₦25,000 airport fine to contact the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for payment procedures.

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has directed a supporter of former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, who volunteered to pay his ₦25,000 airport parking fine, to liaise with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to complete the payment.

The development follows Keyamo’s earlier demand that Obi pay a ₦25,000 fine and publicly apologise to airport officials after an investigation into claims that his vehicle was unjustly clamped at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

According to the minister, an internal inquiry backed by CCTV footage found that Obi’s vehicle was left unattended in a restricted area after he was dropped off at the airport on July 4, 2026, prompting security officials to clamp its tyres in line with airport regulations.

Following the controversy, a supporter identified as Nnaemeka Ikerionwu publicly offered to pay the fine on Obi’s behalf.

Responding via his official X account, Keyamo instructed the supporter to meet with FAAN’s Director of Commercial and Business Development for guidance on the payment process.

“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,” the minister wrote.

Keyamo also took another swipe at Obi, saying the former Anambra State governor should be more cautious before making allegations of being targeted by airport authorities.

“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’,” he added.

The minister’s latest statement indicates that the Federal Government is willing to accept payment of the fine from a third party.

However, Keyamo did not clarify whether his earlier demand that Obi issue a public apology to airport officials remains a condition after the fine is paid.