A former aide to a former Nigerian president, Bashir Ahmad, said on Wednesday that supporters of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi were caught circulating a fabricated video that claimed to show an NDC rally in Jos, Plateau State.
Ahmad posted on the social‑media platform X, asserting that the footage actually depicts the convoy of Gambian President Adama Barrow, not a political gathering in Nigeria. He wrote: “So Peter Obi’s NDC supporters have been caught red‑handed peddling a blatant lie, circulating a video of Gambian President Adama Barrow’s convoy and dishonestly presenting it as footage of an NDC rally in Jos, Plateau State.”
In the same post, Ahmad warned that “taking footage from another country, stripping it of its actual context and passing it off as a political event in Nigeria” undermines the credibility of political communication. He called the incident “a clear reminder of why all of Peter Obi and his party’s political claims must be scrutinised and verified before being accepted.”
The NDC, a relatively new opposition party, is fielding former Anambra governor Peter Obi as its presidential candidate for the 2027 election. Jos, the capital of Plateau State in central Nigeria, is a frequent venue for political rallies, making the alleged misrepresentation particularly notable.
Ahmad concluded his X message by emphasizing that “the facts are there for everyone to see,” urging the public and media to verify political content before sharing it.
<small>Source: Daily Post Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>
