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