By John Ikani
The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu has denied the meeting US President Joe Biden.
The denial became necessary after photos of the duo meeting at the White House surfaced on Tuesday night and went viral on social media.
Speaking through Bayo Onanuga the media and publicity secretary of the Presidential Campaign Committee (PCC), Tinubu said the viral photograph of him meeting with Biden was fake and should be disregarded.
According to him, the photo was the latest in the series of misinformation being dished out by the political opposition.
He went on to accuse followers of the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, of circulating the photograph.
“We cannot just fathom the purpose of the mischief and the falsehood, which emanated from the rabid followers of Peter Obi”, said Onanuga in an issued statement.
“The apparently photo-shopped image surfaced Tuesday night, on the heels of news that Asiwaju will embark on a foreign trip this weekend.
“Although America was listed among his destinations, according to an unofficial report that was widely shared, we can confirm that the APC presidential candidate was in Abuja all through Tuesday.
Onanuga also said Tinubu was in Abuja on Monday as well, and has no need to surreptitiously leave Nigeria, like some candidates do.
“Tinubu will be travelling to Bayelsa for a rally on Thursday, according to the party’s campaign programme.
“He is not scheduled to travel outside the country until the weekend for speaking engagements.
His first port of call will be Chatham House in London, where he will speak on his Action Plan for Nigeria”, he said.
