Keyamo Calls Viral Video of Tinubu Posters Being Destroyed ‘Propaganda Stunt’ Ahead of 2027 Election

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo has described a viral video showing a man destroying campaign posters bearing the images of President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima as a planned propaganda exercise.

The video shows a man using what appears to be a machete to tear down several posters mounted on a wall. Graphics carrying the inscription, “Tinubu Must Go,” are also visible in the footage.

Reacting to the video on Friday via X, Keyamo alleged that the man was sponsored by opposition elements to create the impression that Tinubu had lost public support ahead of the 2027 general election.

The minister argued that the deliberate recording and subsequent circulation of the incident indicated that it was intended to promote a particular political narrative.

Keyamo said, “Here is a sponsored thug of the opposition brandishing a weapon, destroying the posters of the ruling party somewhere in the country. It is planned as a propaganda stunt because someone deliberately set a camera to record and circulate it.”

He further alleged that similar incidents had been staged in other parts of the country and subsequently presented as evidence that the President had been rejected by Nigerians.

The minister also pointed to an incident in Lagos the previous week, where he said two or three people used Tinubu campaign posters to cover posters belonging to an opposition party. While describing such conduct as unacceptable, he alleged that some television programmes and blogs portrayed those involved as supporters of the ruling party and used the incident to raise concerns about political intimidation.

Keyamo stressed that his comments should not be interpreted as a call for retaliation by supporters of the All Progressives Congress. “This is not a call on the teeming APC supporters to retaliate in any form, but this should prick the conscience of all men of goodwill,” he said.

He also alleged that opposition parties were using such incidents to portray the ruling party negatively ahead of the 2027 elections. Keyamo cited recent bye-elections and claimed that opposition parties had suffered defeats across five regions, saying he expected a similar outcome in the 2027 presidential election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has scheduled the presidential and National Assembly elections for January 16, 2027.