Days after the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, accused the Federal Government of persecuting him and using airport officials to har@ss him, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has dismissed the allegation, accusing Obi of vi0lating parking regulations at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

In a statement released on Friday night, July 10, Keyamo said he conducted an investigation using the airport’s 24-hour CCTV surveillance system, which he said captured the entire incident Obi described as har@ssment.

According to the minister, the footage showed that on Saturday, July 4, 2026, at exactly 8:28 p.m., Obi arrived at the domestic wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja in a vehicle driven by a police officer. He said Obi and two other occupants alighted and entered the terminal building, after which the police driver parked the vehicle in a designated drop-off zone, “almost blocking the entrance,” before also leaving the vehicle unattended and entering the terminal, an action Keyamo said vi0lated airport parking regulations.

The minister explained that airport rules require drivers to remain behind the wheel while using the drop-off area and that unattended vehicles are subject to enforcement because of the security risks they pose. According to Keyamo, the police driver briefly returned to the vehicle at about 8:32 p.m. to retrieve an item before leaving it unattended once again.