Is the image of Buhari canvassing support for Peter Obi true?

The next stop, is the image of Buhari canvassing support for Peter Obi true?

 AN IMAGE of President Muhammadu Buhari holding a placard with inscriptions canvassing support for the Labour Party’s presidential candidate for Nigeria’s 2023 general election Peter Obi has surfaced online. 

The viral image, retrieved from WhatsApp, shows Buhari holding a banner card with inscriptions that read:

“NIGERIANS NEEDS HELP.

VOTE PETER OBI 2023″

Verification 

When the image was subjected to a Google Reverse Image Search, the results revealed that the original image shows when Buhari received the Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms from a socio-political group, known as the Nigerian Consolidation Ambassadors Network (NCAN) on September 11, 2018, ahead of Nigeria’s 2019 general elections, the Premium Times had reported.

Further checks show that the same image was posted on Nairaland on February 18, 2019, with an inscription that reads: “Nigeria needs help. Vote Atiku.”

Conclusion

The claim that the image shows President Buhari asking Nigerians to vote for Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential election is FALSE; as checks show that the image has been altered.

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