The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, is facing a fresh petition over an alleged breach of aviation security and passenger identification protocols.
The petition, dated July 12, 2026, was reportedly submitted to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and copied to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Written by an individual identifying himself as a concerned employee within Nigeria’s aviation industry, the petition called for an urgent probe into what he described as repeated violations of aviation security, regulatory compliance, and passenger safety involving Obi and a female traveller.
According to the petitioner, the said passenger — described as one of Obi’s media aides — had previously been banned by Air Peace due to recurrent misconduct and confrontational behaviour at airports.
Despite this restriction, it was alleged that Obi made arrangements that enabled the woman to continue flying with the airline under different identities.
The petition read in part:
“Despite this restriction, Peter Obi made arrangements repeatedly for this media thug to continue travelling under a different name in order to circumvent the airline’s decision. Such conduct by him undermines aviation security, compromises passenger identification procedures, and interferes with our airline’s ability to enforce lawful safety measures.”
The petitioner further claimed that airport staff were consistently obstructed from carrying out proper identity verification whenever Obi accompanied the passenger.
The petition added:
“Every time we stop her, he prevents us from checking her identity, even after she is reported by our staff on ground. Evidence of these flight tickets have also been attached as he is even on some of the Passenger Name Record, PNR.”
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