News broke out during the Governorship Election that former President Olusegun Obasanjo was out of the country.
The claim is true, here’s what we know
Many people expected that Obasanjo would show up as usual at his polling unit in Abeokuta.
Obasanjo voted during the presidential election and it was said that he has never missed an election in the state.
But surprisingly, he didn’t show up on the day of the governorship election. This spiked speculation about his location, hence, the news of him being out of the country.
When contacted his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi disclosed that Obasanjo had traveled out of the country earlier, he was supposed to return a day before the election but couldn’t return.
Conclusion Since the former president didn’t show up at his polling unit in the election day and with confirmation from his media aide, the claim that Obasanjo was out of the country is TRUE
A picture being circulated on social media claims to be displaying United Bank for Africa, UBA’s Chairman, Tony Elumelu, alongside his daughter who plaited ‘all back’ during a visit to the President of Benin Republic.
The claim is TRUE.
Putting the picture being circulated on Google image, it brought results leading to the verified Facebook and Instagram pages of Tony Elumelu.
Tony Elumelu posted the pictures with the caption “Today in Benin Republic meeting with President Patrice Talon and his lovely wife Claudine Talon also featuring Gogo Lee #BackToWork #TOEWay”
Findings showed that ‘Gogo Lee’ is the nickname of Elumelu’s second daughter Ogochukwu also known as Ogor.
The picture of Elumelu’s visit has since been shared by many citing Gogo Lee as an example of modesty and humble lifestyle despite access to affluence.
CONCLUSION The Picture showing Tony Elumelu’s daughter wearing a red shirt, black trouser and ‘all back’ hair is TRUE.
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