“BREAKING NEWS: Atiku bows to pressure, endorses Peter Obi of Labour Party as the most credible candidate for the Presidential Election tomorrow. Says he holds the key to a new Nigeria. Vote LP (sic),” reads a Twitter post published on February 24, 2023 – a day before polling stations opened.
A screenshot of the false post, taken on February 25, 2023
Abubakar, 76, a two-time vice president from 1999 to 2007, is a perennial contestant — he ran for president in 2007 and 2009, and lost his party’s primaries in 1993, 2011 and 2015.
The tweet was published by an account that regularly shares content in support of the Labour Party’s Obi.
It has since been retweeted more than 2,300 times and drawn over 10,000 likes from 112,000 followers.
The same claim also appeared elsewhere on Twitter.
But checks on Abubakar’s verified Twitter and Facebook accounts showed no evidence of him announcing an endorsement for Obi as of the afternoon of Saturday, February 25, 2023.
Abubakar posted pictures of himself casting his ballot at his polling station on Saturday morning.
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