Keyamo Denounces Staged Attack on Tinubu's Campaign Posters

Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, responded to a viral video depicting a man using a machete to destroy campaign posters of President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima. Keyamo characterized the incident as a planned propaganda stunt orchestrated by opposition elements to create a false narrative of public disapproval towards the President.

He noted that the deliberate recording and dissemination of the video indicated an intent to influence political perceptions ahead of the January 16, 2027, general elections. Keyamo alleged that similar staged incidents had occurred across the country, aimed at portraying the ruling party negatively.

He criticized the differing media reactions to similar acts involving opposition posters, asserting that the opposition was leveraging these events to depict the ruling party as unelectable. Keyamo emphasized that his remarks were not a call for retaliation from All Progressives Congress supporters but a plea for moral reflection among the public.