Peter Obi Visited President Tinubu at Aso Rock? Fact Emerges

• A picture was used to represent Peter Obi's alleged visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the state house, Abuja
• Obi is a prominent opposition figure, while President Tinubu is a founding member and key chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)
• But a fact-check has uncovered that the photo is not original as such a meeting never occurred between the duo

Aso Villa, Abuja - In August, a blog posted on the social networking site Facebook that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, paid a visit to President Bola Tinubu at the state house, Abuja.

Obi is presently challenging Tinubu's victory Tinubu in court.

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Claim Obi visited Tinubu false

The picture, which was sighted by Legit.ng, showed Obi shaking hands with Tinubu and in a stooped posture. Its accompanying caption reads:

“Obi visits, Tinubu welcomes. Obi in Aso Rock villa.”

A fact-checking platform, Dubawa, scrutinised the claim. The media outlet noted that the post garnered over 160 likes and 230+ comments.

Dubawa said it did a Google reverse image check on the picture and found a similar picture had been taken of Tinubu with businessman billionaire, Aliko Dangote. The meeting happened in April.

Also, a trademark name appeared on the doctored version of the original picture, which the fact-checking platform said is usually the practice of digital creators to market themselves.

Furthermore, no credible newspaper reported that Obi visited the Aso Villa

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Therefore, Dubawa ruled that the image used to represent the post had been doctored.

Electoral dispute: Tribunal picks judgement date

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the petitions filed by Obi and Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP's) presidential candidate, against Tinubu's victory are nearing their conclusion.

According to a communiqué, the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) sitting in Abuja will deliver judgment on petitions challenging the election of Tinubu on Wednesday, September 6.

Obi vs Tinubu: Pastor shares prophecy

Legit.ng also reported that Pastor Kingsley Okwuwe of the Revival and Restoration Global Mission on Monday, September 4, said the alleged stolen mandate of Obi will soon be retrieved.

Okwuwe released this prophecy recently in a message via his official YouTube page, titled 'Prophecy: God is sending a Cyrus That Will Ensure The Stolen Mandate Is Given Back To Obi'.

Source: Legit.ng