(Minister Festus Keyamo. Photo by TheCable)
Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo has accused Peter Obi of hypocrisy after Obi said NFF officials blocked him from greeting the Flamingos, Nigeria’s Under 17 women’s football team.
In a post online, on Monday, Keyamo asked why Obi wants to be linked to a success story of the country and the current government when he often says Nigeria is finished.
He suggested Obi only wants photo opportunities with the winning players.
Obi had said he saw the team at the airport on Monday morning as he was heading to Enugu.
He claimed he asked his protocol officer to check if he could greet the players, but NFF officials refused and warned they could lose their jobs.
He also pointed to a similar incident after a World Cup qualifier in Uyo in March 2025.
He called the treatment a sign of toxic politics and said political differences should not stop Nigerians from respecting each other and celebrating national wins.
The Flamingos returned to Abuja on Monday after beating Japan 2-1 in the final of the FIFA U 17 Women’s World Cup in Rabat, Morocco.
Mr. Peter Obi @PeterObi, 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?
— Festus Keyamo, SAN, CON, FCIArb (UK) (@fkeyamo) November 9, 2026
