The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has denied the authenticity of a photo circulating on social media showing him with U.S. President, Donald Trump and the Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo. The image falsely suggests that Obi recently met with the duo.
In a statement posted on his X handle (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, Obi described the circulating photo as fake news and doctored imagery.
He wrote; “My attention has been drawn to some pictures currently circulating on social media, falsely portraying meetings I never had. One of such images purports to show me with US President Donald Trump, alongside a fabricated claim that he praised me.”
“Another seeks to depict me with MC Oluomo in his office. Let me state categorically that both pictures are fake and doctored, and the accompanying stories are entirely false. I have not met Mr Trump recently, nor have I had any such meeting with MC Oluomo.”
“For the avoidance of doubt, if I had such meetings, I would have personally made them public on my X handle. My politics has never been about seeking praise or cheap publicity; it is about confronting the real problems of Nigeria.”
