Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo has accused Peter Obi of hypocrisy after Obi alleged that Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) officials blocked him from greeting the Flamingos, Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national football team, at the airport.
Earlier Monday, Obi accused officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) of barring him from greeting members of the Flamingos, Nigeria’s Under-17 women’s national football team, when they returned to Nigeria after the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup victory in Morocco.
He said he arrived at the airport around 7 a.m. to board a flight to Enugu when he sighted the team, which had just returned to the country. Peter Obi stated on X that he spotted the returning Flamingos at the airport around 7:00 a.m. while preparing to board a flight to Enugu. He claimed his protocol officer, Jackie Wayas, was told by NFF officials that he could not approach or greet the players out of fear of losing their jobs. Obi described the occurrence as an example of “toxic politics”.
However, Keyamo, in a post on his X platform on Monday, questioned why Obi was eager to associate with what he described as a success story of the country and the present administration despite his frequent criticisms of Nigeria. In a post on X, Keyamo criticized Obi, questioning why a politician who frequently characterizes Nigeria as “finished” would rush to associate with a national and governmental success story.
He insinuated that Obi’s intention was merely to seek publicity through photographs with the victorious players of the under-17 women’s national football team.
Keyamo argued that Obi’s attempt to interact with the team was merely an effort to seek publicity and “photo ops,” concluding with, “You see the hypocrisy?”
Keyamo wrote, “Mr Peter Obi, in all your public vituperations, you often say things akin to the fact that ‘Nigeria is finished’. So, why are you now so anxious to associate with a success story of the country or this government? Just for photo ops? You see the hypocrisy?”
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