A viral picture of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu with US President Joe Biden is fake, the campaign council has said.
Spokesman of the council Bayo Onanuga told NAN on Wednesday that Tinubu is currently in Abuja, not in the United States as being speculated.
The fake picture went viral after Tinubu announced he would be visiting the US and Europe.
“A viral photograph showing Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and US President, Joe Biden in talks at the White House is the latest in the series of misinformation being dished out by the political opposition,” said Onanuga.
“We cannot just fathom the purpose of the mischief and the falsehood which emanated from the rabid followers of Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate.
“The apparently photo-shopped image surfaced Tuesday night, on the heels of news that Asiwaju will embark on a foreign trip this weekend.”
Onanuga said although America was listed among Tinubu’s destinations, he could confirm that the APC presidential candidate was in Abuja throughout Tuesday.
He said the APC presidential candidate would be travelling to Bayelsa for a rally on Thursday, according to the party’s campaign programme.
“He is not scheduled to travel outside the country until the weekend for speaking engagements.
“His first port of call will be Chatham House in London, where he will speak on his Action Plan for Nigeria,” said Onanuga.
