Dear Alex Onyia,
You probably donāt realize what youāve done.
Itās been days, and people still canāt stop talking about you. They waited to see you and your participants fail, but God had other plans.
The meltdown has been crazy
TO THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF AVIATION, MR. FESTUS KEYAMO
Contrary to your account of events surrounding Mr. Peter Obiās transit through the Abuja Airport on Saturday, July 4, it has become necessary to set the record straight.
Mr. Peter Obi does not have any police or civil defence personnel attached to him in Abuja, despite being entitled to VVIP protection by virtue of his status as a leading opposition figure in Nigeria. He certainly does not have a police officer serving as his driver. Your reference to a āpolice driverā appears to have been based on the assumption that he enjoys the level of security protection ordinarily accorded to someone of his standing. He does not.
Mr. Obi travels through multiple airports across Nigeria well over a dozen times every week. As someone who frequently travels with him, I have personally witnessed repeated instances of unusual discourtesy directed at him by some government personnel.
From your own account of events, it is evident that the incident Mr. Obi referred to during his interview occurred on a different date and at a different airport from the one referenced in your tweet.
However, let me address the incident you chose to publicise.
KEY CLARIFICATIONS
1. The incident you posted is entirely different from the one Mr. Peter Obi narrated in his interview. In that interview, he clearly stated: āI was thereā¦ā In the incident contained in your tweet, he was not present.
If we now have at least two separate incidents in which vehicles associated with Mr. Obi were clamped under questionable circumstances, does this not suggest a pattern of targeting an individual simply because of who he is?
2. The entire sequence of events you referenced, from arrival to the eventual clamping of the vehicle, lasted approximately five minutes.
At most airports around the world, including major international airports, a ten-minute drop-off window is generally considered acceptable. Where, then, did the claim of 30 minutes originate?
Do you not agree that half-truths can sometimes be more misleading than outright falsehoods?
3. Is it not a fact that several other vehicles were in the vicinity of Mr. Obiās vehicle without attracting similar attention from airport officials? Indeed, some of those vehicles had been parked there long before Mr. Obiās vehicle arrived, yet none was clamped.
4. I have personally been at the airport on several occasions when serving and former government officials arrived in large convoys, blocked access routes, and caused considerable inconvenience to the travelling public, without any agency of government taking similar action.
5. Under your watch, there have been other high-profile airport incidents, including:
The disruption involving Senator Adams Oshiomhole and airline staff.
The incident involving Mr. Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (KWAM 1), a known associate of the President, who allegedly attempted to prevent an aircraft from departing.
You are undoubtedly aware of both incidents.
Where was this same enthusiasm to instigate public outrage and issue official condemnations? Was CCTV footage from those incidents also released, or was the CCTV system only activated when it involved Mr. Peter Obi?
6. Can the publication of CCTV footage detailing Mr. Peter Obiās movements on your personal social media platform be considered a serious breach of his personal security?
Your footage established no wrongdoing. Instead, you further exposed the movements of a leading opposition figure whose security concerns are already significant.
Would you release equivalent CCTV footage of other presidential candidates of Mr. Obiās standing who travel in private and presidential aircraft funded by taxpayers?
Should a leading presidential candidate not be accorded security protocols consistent with democratic best practices?
Hello sir, can you Pls Drop Your account details @fkeyamo I want to pay Peter Obiās Airport fine. So that you can go and Face your actual FUCKING Jobā¦ š¤š¤š¤¬
Lagos is flooding again.
We have UNILAG, LASU, Pan-Atlantic University, thousands of engineering students, and hundreds of PhDs.
Where are the practical engineering solutions?
What exactly is the purpose of an engineering degree if our biggest engineering problems remain unsolved?
Are our universities producing problem-solvers or just issuing certificates?
We captured this beautiful moment as Egejurum Onyedikachi and Don-Anele Munachimso arrived at Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri, yesterday to a true hero's welcome.
These are not football stars. They are not musicians. They are not politicians.
They are children.
Children who became the world's best in Mathematics in the Primary and Senior categories. Don-Anele Munachimso is also the world's best in Science.
The last literary figures from the South East to receive this kind of heroic public welcome were Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Watching our brightest young minds being celebrated like national heroes gives me hope.
For too long, we have celebrated almost everything except academic excellence.
That is beginning to change.
Education is reclaiming its rightful place in our society, and a generation of children is growing up believing that knowledge, hard work and excellence deserve standing ovations too.
This is bigger than two children.
This is the beginning of a movement.
KWAM 1 scattered a Flight and Tried to Stop a Plane. Keyamo did nothing.
Vincent and Jollof had a viral Fight during a Flight. Keyamo did nothing.
Oshiomhole caused Mayhem at MM1 bcos he was late for a flight and the plane left. Keyamo did nothing.
But @PeterObi parks his car for 30 seconds to Remove his Bags and Travel and His Tyres are Clamped. Keyamo now released the CCTV footage and an Epistle of Jargons concerning the Matter.
Keep on embarrassing yourselves. 2027. All of Una dey go back Una house. š¤¬š¤”
At Sam Mbakwe airport Owerri, a billboard has been put up for our star boy, Egejurum Onyedikachi, to celebrate him as he arrived in Owerri today.
He is 11 years old and the worldās best in the Primary category for Mathematics.
He is so good that he finished the exam and fell asleep.
What a star!
Whatever happens in Nigeria, my conscience is clear.
I set myself on fire and nearly lost my life trying to stop this plague from becoming president, and everybody who had the power to help me just stood by and stared.
Now the Israelis are on Arise TV licking their lips.
Well done everyone.
One evil Narrative about SE Nigeria was Quietly debunked by Alex Onyiaās Team Today. The Nigerian Media have always pushed this Fake āMagic Centreā Lies about schools in the SE. Shey Magic Centre fit create over 30,000 Maths geniuses? Nemesis has Embarrassed you all Today. š¤¬š
If Portugal finished 1st in their group and didnāt struggle against DR Congo and Colombia they wouldāve faced Ghana and Switzerland instead of Croatia and Spain.
Stop complaining about easier draws and āriggingā when youāre just trash.