Keyamo calls video of damaged Tinubu posters an opposition propaganda stunt

Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo has described a viral video showing a man destroying campaign posters of President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima as a planned opposition propaganda stunt. The video showed a man using what appeared to be a machete to tear down posters mounted on a wall. It also contained graphics bearing the words “Tinubu Must Go”, according to the report.

Writing on X on Friday, Keyamo alleged that the man had been sponsored to create the impression that Tinubu had lost public support ahead of the 2027 general election. He said the deliberate recording and circulation of the incident indicated that it had been organised for political effect. The minister also referred to a separate incident in Lagos in which he said people used Tinubu posters to cover those of an opposition party.

He said such conduct was unacceptable but alleged that the two incidents had been presented differently by media outlets. Keyamo stressed that his comments were not a call for All Progressives Congress supporters to retaliate. He claimed opposition parties had used similar incidents to portray the ruling party negatively and linked the argument to recent bye-elections.

The supplied material did not include a response from opposition parties or independent verification of Keyamo’s claim that the video was staged. The Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed January 16, 2027, for the presidential and National Assembly elections.