A picture showing Alh. Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya, known as MC Oluomo, the newly inaugurated NURTW National President, and the 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi, flanked by each other, was recently posted on social media.
THE CLAIM
An image purportedly showing MC Oluomo and 2023 Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi standing beside each other, which has gained significant traction online, has been doctored.
THE FINDINGS
Findings by FACTCHECK247 show that the image has been doctored.
The findings indicate that social media users have shared the image of MC Oluomo and Peter Obi beside each other here and here.
Further findings, conducted through a reverse image search, revealed the following:
One of the results led to a post on Facebook, shared on November 11, 2024, by the NURTW.
In the post, the NURTW shared an album of 46 pictures, all showing MC Oluomo flanked by officials and invited guests at the inauguration.
However, the image in question has been doctored, and Peter Obi was not pictured with MC Oluomo.
Factcheck247 uncovered the original photo that serves as the basis for the doctored image on X here, on Instagram here, and on Facebook here.
The original photo shows MC Oluomo alone and can also be seen on Twitter here.
MC Oluomo is the National President of the NURTW, and Obi is a candidate for Nigeria’s Labour Party in the presidential elections scheduled for February 25.
THE VERDICT
Doctored. The image of Peter Obi with MC Oluomo has been edited. The original photo only shows MC Oluomo immediately after his inauguration.