Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has approved a request for a third party to settle the N25,000 fine imposed on former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, following a parking violation at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. The development follows a letter by a Nigerian citizen, Nnaemeka Ikerionwu,……
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has approved a request for a third party to settle the N25,000 fine imposed on former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, following a parking violation at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.
The development follows a letter by a Nigerian citizen, Nnaemeka Ikerionwu, who offered to pay the fine on Obi’s behalf, commending the minister’s transparency and referencing CCTV evidence released on the incident.
The violation, which occurred on July 4, involved improper parking at the airport’s drop-off zone, an offence under regulations enforced by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. The authority had maintained that the fine must be paid in line with existing rules.
Responding, the minister directed that the individual proceed to the Director of Commercial and Business Development at FAAN to receive guidance on the mode of payment of the fine for the offender, effectively allowing the third-party settlement.
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TVC News Online reports that last Friday, Keyamo asked the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to publicly apologise to airport workers and pay a N25,000 fine over what he described as a violation of parking regulations at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
Keyamo issued the demand in a statement on Friday after ordering an internal investigation into Obi’s allegation that the tyres of his vehicle were unjustly clamped at the airport as part of what he described as a persecution by the Federal Government.
According to the minister, CCTV footage from the airport showed that Obi’s vehicle was left unattended in a prohibited drop-off zone for about 30 minutes, prompting airport security personnel to clamp its tyres in line with airport regulations.
“As the Minister of Aviation, I felt a moral duty to investigate and authenticate the claim made by opposition candidate, Mr Peter Obi, a few days ago that the tyres of his car were ‘unjustly’ clamped at the airport, suggesting a ‘persecution agenda’ against him by the Federal Government,” Keyamo said.
He noted that the inquiry was facilitated by the airport’s round-the-clock CCTV surveillance system, adding that the footage contradicted Obi’s account of the incident.
