Why Biafra Campaigners And Peter Obi Supporters Are The Same – Tinubu Campaign Group

 The Tinubu Campaign Organisation has accused members of the Obidient movement of being secessionists’ campaigners whose stock is trade is the dissemination of falsehood and misinformation.

The group in a statement by its Director, Media & Communications, Bayo Onanuga was reacting to the retraction of a fake news item by the President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo.

The social media was rife with a report that the Ghana President wrote a letter to the All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, asking him to support Peter Obi and take care of his health, an insinuation the West African country President swiftly debunked.

TCO went down memory lane to analyse the litany of fake news being dished out by a pro-biafra platform.

Part of the statement reads:

"We have found that the fake news about Akufo-Addo’s letter was first published on June 22 by a rogue platform, whose url reads as worlsnews.space (sic) and site identity as World of News.

 

"A content analysis of the site clearly showed that it is a  Biafra news platform. The fake news was reposted on Facebook by Peter Obi Support Group, same day - a clear proof that Biafra campaigners and Peter Obi supporters are the same.

 

"Both the Facebook account  and the website are replete with fake stories about Bola Tinubu, including a fake story credited to former governor Akinwunmi Ambode, alleging that Tinubu demanded N50billion monthly payment from him. The spuriousness of the statement is in the evidence that Lagos did not begin to clock  N50billion revenue until after Ambode left office. Tinubu could not have demanded N50billion monthly payment from Ambode when the state government didn't make such in a month throughout the tenure of Mr. Ambode.

 

"The pirate website, which the Facebook account feeds on also parades malicious fake news and headlines such as “ I am old, but my blood is young, please vote for me – Tinubu begs youth" .

 

"There is also the most wicked of all headlines: When I became president, I will Build more prison (sic) for Igbo’s and IPOB members – Tinubu".

"The big surprise in all of these is that all the headlines have no supporting stories, and clicking them may bring a virus to your computer.

 

"We have come to a point where it becomes imperative to tell Mr. Obi to show leadership and disavow his supporters who are employing fake news and disinformation as deliberate tools to deceive and poison the minds of unsuspecting Nigerians," Mr. Onanuga reiterated.

 

The group further called on the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi to call his supporters to order and to allow this election circle to be about issues that will advance the growth, progress, and stability of Nigeria.

Onanuga further admonished the Labour Party presidential candidate to get his supporters to desist from spreading lies, and malice, and denigrating other candidates, especially Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.