On Tue, Jul 14, 2026 at 12:21 PM, Chukwuemeka Okala<reu...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
The petition, dated July 12, 2026, was submitted to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and copied to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The petition was written by someone who identified himself as a concerned employee in Nigeria’s aviation industry and requested an urgent investigation into what he described as repeated breaches of aviation security, regulatory compliance and passenger safety involving Obi and a female passenger.
According to the petitioner, the passenger, described as one of Obi’s media aides, had previously been banned by Air Peace because of repeated misconduct and confrontations at airports.
The petition also claimed that the woman allegedly continued flying on the airline using different names after the ban, with Obi allegedly accompanying her on several occasions.
It alleged that despite the airline’s restrictions, Obi allegedly made arrangements that enabled the passenger to continue travelling under different identities.
The petition stated, “Despite this restriction, Peter Obi made arrangements repeatedly for this media thug to continue travelling under a different name in order to circumvent the airline’s decision.
“Such conduct by him undermines aviation security, compromises passenger identification procedures, and interferes with our airline’s ability to enforce lawful safety measures.”
According to the petitioner, airport staff were repeatedly prevented from carrying out proper identity checks whenever Obi travelled with the passenger.
“Every time we stop her, he prevents us from checking her identity, even after she is reported by our staff on ground. Evidence of these flight tickets have also been attached as he is even on some of the Passenger Name Record, PNR,” the petition added.
DAILY POST recalls that Keyamo had given Peter Obi, a seven-day ultimatum, to publicly apologise to airport officials and pay a N25,000 fine for allegedly violating parking regulations at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
Keyamo’s remark followed Obi’s viral podcast interview where he alleged that he might not survive to contest the 2027 presidential election, citing what he described as a pattern of harassment against him and his associates.
The former governor of Anambra State specifically claimed that his vehicle was clamped at the Abuja airport while other vehicles parked in the same area were left untouched.
Clearing that air, Keyamo dismissed the claim by publishing a CCTV footage revealing the moment the parking regulation was allegedly violated.
The development triggered a widespread reaction across the country, with supporters of the NDC presidential candidate accusing the government of politically persecuting their Obi ahead of the January elections.
However, in a letter shared on X by a public affairs commentator, @Onsogbu, Ikerionwu tendered apology to the Minister and offered to the pay the fine on behalf of Obi.
Reacting, Keyamo urged him to “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”
Keyamo claimed that the ministry bursted Peter Obi’s bubble by revealing the airport incident, stating that next time the NDC candidate should think twice before making claims.
“Now that we have burst his bubble, next time, @PeterObi should think twice before making outlandish claims of being targeted at our airports or anywhere for that matter in order to get ‘sympathy votes’.
“Nigerians have become too politically savvy to fall for such cheap political gimmicks from presidential candidates that emerged from miracle centres”, he added.