2027: Destruction of Tinubu posters in viral video staged, says Keyamo

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has dismissed a video showing a man destroying campaign posters of President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima as a premeditated propaganda stunt. The video, which has gone viral, depicted the individual tearing down posters with the slogan "Tinubu Must Go" using what appeared to be a machete.

Keyamo accused the opposition of sponsoring the man to create the perception that the President had lost public support, and said the video was designed to generate a specific political narrative ahead of the 2027 general election. He alleged that similar incidents had been staged in other parts of the country and portrayed as evidence that Tinubu had been rejected by Nigerians.

Keyamo also criticized the differing reactions to similar incidents involving opposition campaign posters, stating that the opposition was using such events to portray the ruling party negatively ahead of the elections.