Keyamo: You must be blind to say there’s no political persecution of Peter Obi – Arise TV’s Rufai

Arise TV anchor Rufai Oseni has alleged that the 2027 statesmanlike campaigner of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, is facing governmental persecution successful the country.

Rufai made the assertion on Monday while commenting connected the alleged usurpation of airdrome parking regulations by Obi.

Recall that the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, had accused Obi of violating the parking regulations and asked him to apologise.

Speaking connected the improvement during the TV station’s fashionable programme, The Morning Show, Rufai claimed that determination is ongoing governmental persecution.

“You volition beryllium a unsighted antheral to accidental that determination is nary governmental persecution of Peter Obi. Their reactions conscionable confirmed it,” helium said.

He recalled immoderate superior incidents astatine the airdrome that the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, allegedly overlooked.

Buttressing his persecution claim, Rufai besides recalled a arguable remark by Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo, who issued a informing to Obi successful August 2025, telling him not to participate the authorities without information clearance.

“We were successful this state erstwhile they were begging KWAM 1, who went to basal successful beforehand of the plane. If Peter Obi had done specified a thing, the state would person scattered.