A 4-minute-45-second video found on Facebook claimed that the former President Goodluck Jonathan warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to use his power to influence the outcome of the Presidential Election Petitions Court.
The claim is False
The author of the post captioned it, “BREAKING!! Former President Goodluck Jonathan don scatter everywhere as he warns Tinubu against using his position as president to influence election tribunal judges, says the young are watching.”
As of last week, the video had attracted 479,000 views, 12,000 likes, over 5,000 shares and 1,300 comments.
Findings by Nigeria’s Daily Trust showed that the Facebook user manipulated a TikTok video posted by an account “BM Motion” and the caption there reads “Goodluck Jonathan advice to the politicians.”
The former president condemned his fellow politicians and security workers against using their positions to limit the judiciary from their independence.
A key frame-by-frame search also showed that the speech was first delivered in January 2023 at an event and the former President addressed his speech to politicians and not a particular person.
It was discovered that the former President did NOT mention Tinubu at all in the speech as against the viral claim.
The Facebook user had manipulated the original video by layering motion graphics and a voiceover to push a narrative and disinform the audience.
CONCLUSION
The claim that Jonathan warned President Tinubu about influencing the presidential election tribunal’s outcome is FALSE.
