{"id":17100,"date":"2023-12-28T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=17100"},"modified":"2023-12-28T10:40:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T09:40:30","slug":"four-times-peter-obi-was-lied-against-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/four-times-peter-obi-was-lied-against-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Four times Peter Obi was lied against in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Peter Obi, the former two-term governor of Anambra State, challenged the myth about presidential elections in Nigeria being a two-horse race. Representing the Labour Party (LP) and as an underdog, he took on big names like Bola Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples\u2019 Democratic Party (PDP), where the former emerged victorious at the February 25<\/a> poll and at the Supreme Court<\/a> in Oct. 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Obi\u2019s journey was not all smooth sailing in the messy waters of Nigeria\u2019s politics as he had to navigate through a storm of lies aimed at painting him in a bad light. In this listicle that also includes claims made after the election saga, we’ll uncover four instances when false information stuck to Peter Obi, revealing the truth behind each claim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Finding health in London<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    While Obi\u2019s controversial detainment<\/a> at London\u2019s Heathrow Airport over some unidentified cases of impersonation was ongoing, one Chigozirim Emeakayi claimed via X (formerly Twitter) that the LP presidential candidate jetted off to London to treat undisclosed health issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We fact-checked this by conducting advanced searches on Google. We also contacted the party’s spokesperson, Yunusa Tanko and discovered it was a false claim aimed at demeaning Mr Obi\u2019s health status, as seen here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. EFCC\u2019s visit<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Obtaining a visit or summon from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) simply means one thing: the person is fraudulent, and the stigma is often never let go, even if the affected is afterwards declared free or without charges.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      While the election process was ongoing, Naija PR, a popular Nigerian social media blogging platform, claimed that officials of the commission visited the presidential hopeful. This claim caused quite a stir on social media, particularly on X, where it was made.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      When the Nigerian Fact Checkers’ Coalition spoke with EFCC\u2019s spokesperson, we found out<\/a> it was false as the officials only went to a polling unit in Ikeja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Tribalism in court<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        One fear about the 62-year-old politician is that nepotism would rule the day under his administration if elected to occupy Aso Rock. A Twitter influencer, Sarki (@Waspapping), attempted to spread this fear by rhetorically asking his followers that Peter Obi\u2019s lawyers at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) were all from his [Obi\u2019s] tribe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Also, he claimed that the lawyers were the representatives of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)\u2019s leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who is still in detention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        However, our report<\/a> found none of the claims were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. Hatchet buried<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          After the election in February, President-elect Tinubu promised<\/a> to work with his opposition, stating that \u201cpolitical competition must now give way to conciliation and inclusive governance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          However, both major oppositions chose not to accept the olive branch till the Supreme Court consolidated Tinubu\u2019s victory. The court\u2019s decision is still not forgotten by Obi\u2019s supporters, who had championed the #AllEyesOnTheJudiciary hashtag campaign, insisting that the court be fair in dealings. Amidst all of these, a picture of Peter Obi\u2019s supposed visit to Aso Rock went viral. This picture is considered a betrayal of his supporters’ loyalty to the Labour Party candidate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

          However, we discovered the picture was altered. You can read the report here<\/a> and other related stories published by DUBAWA<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Full Text  Peter Obi, the former two-term governor of Anambra State, challenged the myth about presidential elections in Nigeria being a two-horse race. Representing the Labour Party (LP) and as an underdog, he took on big names like Bola Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples\u2019 Democratic Party (PDP), where the former emerged victorious at the February 25 poll and at the Supreme Court in Oct. 2023. Mr Obi\u2019s journey was not all smooth sailing in the messy waters of Nigeria\u2019s politics as he had to navigate through a storm of lies aimed at painting him in a bad light. In this listicle that also includes claims made after the election saga, we’ll uncover four instances when false information stuck to Peter Obi, revealing the truth behind each claim.  While Obi\u2019s controversial detainment at London\u2019s Heathrow Airport over some unidentified cases of impersonation was ongoing, one Chigozirim Emeakayi claimed via X (formerly Twitter) that the LP presidential candidate jetted off to London to treat undisclosed health issues.\u00a0 We fact-checked this by conducting advanced searches on Google. We also contacted the party’s spokesperson, Yunusa Tanko and discovered it was a false claim aimed at demeaning Mr Obi\u2019s health status, as seen here. Obtaining a visit or summon from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) simply means one thing: the person is fraudulent, and the stigma is often never let go, even if the affected is afterwards declared free or without charges.\u00a0 While the election process was ongoing, Naija PR, a popular Nigerian social media blogging platform, claimed that officials of the commission visited the presidential hopeful. This claim caused quite a stir on social media, particularly on X, where it was made.\u00a0 When the Nigerian Fact Checkers’ Coalition spoke with EFCC\u2019s spokesperson, we found out it was false as the officials only went to a polling unit in Ikeja. One fear about the 62-year-old politician is that nepotism would rule the day under his administration if elected to occupy Aso Rock. A Twitter influencer, Sarki (@Waspapping), attempted to spread this fear by rhetorically asking his followers that Peter Obi\u2019s lawyers at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) were all from his [Obi\u2019s] tribe.  Also, he claimed that the lawyers were the representatives of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)\u2019s leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who is still in detention.  However, our report found none of the claims were true. After the election in February, President-elect Tinubu promised to work with his opposition, stating that \u201cpolitical competition must now give way to conciliation and inclusive governance.\u201d However, both major oppositions chose not to accept the olive branch till the Supreme Court consolidated Tinubu\u2019s victory. The court\u2019s decision is still not forgotten by Obi\u2019s supporters, who had championed the #AllEyesOnTheJudiciary hashtag campaign, insisting that the court be fair in dealings. Amidst all of these, a picture of Peter Obi\u2019s supposed visit to Aso Rock went viral. This picture is considered a betrayal of his supporters’ loyalty to the Labour Party candidate.  However, we discovered the picture was altered. You can read the report here and other related stories published by DUBAWA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"hannibal_claim_source":"","hannibal_source_label":"","hannibal_card_color":"blue","_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[1571,4,3812,3815,16],"tags":[],"verdict":[],"ppma_author":[3263],"class_list":["post-17100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fact-check","category-featured","category-headline","category-homepage","category-politics"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R6dE-4rO","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":3263,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"phillip-anjorin","display_name":"Phillip Anjorin","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/98daaf5d9d7a2c5cd4ce1c417532d1cfa2ca293247710cf46a925146cc2e90e1?s=96&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"","first_name":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/peter-obi-LP....png?fit=1196%2C798&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17100"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17102,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17100\/revisions\/17102"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17100"},{"taxonomy":"verdict","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verdict?post=17100"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=17100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}