Tinubu’s Media and Publicity Director Mistakenly Advertises Peter Obi (video)

Bayo Onanuga, the Director of Media and Publicity for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council (PCC), on Monday mistakenly shared a video advertising the presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party, Peter Obi.

It was obvious the APC media director picked a video at random and did not review it before posting on his verified Twitter page. What therefore was apparently meant to de-market Peter Obi, his principal’s opponent ended up amplifying his strengths.

In the video shared by Onanuga, some Anambra-based northern Muslims narrated how Obi treated them when he was the governor of Anambra State.

According to them, the former governor was the only government official who visited them during their Ramadan fast, to worship and eat with them after their prayers.

They noted that the LP candidate also brought two trucks filled with bags of rice and food condiments for the Muslim community in his state at the time.

After mistakingly posting the video, Onanuga was called out by tweeps who faulted him for not watching the video accompanying the post first, but rushed to share it in a bid to de-market the LP candidate.

The posts and reactions:

Onanuga who wanted to de-market Obi in a post on his Twitter account claimed that the presidential candidate is not who Nigerians think he is.

Some Twitter users mocked him for posting a video supporting Obi.

According to @Sizzle, “THE VIDEO IS ACTUALLY SUPPORTING PO.. You clearly didn’t even watch the clip but your hatred and Bigotry just made you score the biggest OWN GOAL of your life”

@Chekus wrote, “He does not vet anything my brother. Same person posted a letter of land allocation to Peter Obi only to delete it after he found out that there was another letter from Peter Obi rejecting the offer.”

@Toyinjaz added, “Tinubu as bad as he is, surely deserves better. Wetin be this???. Yiu couldn’t spare 30 seconds to watch the video before quoting it? Eshe wa useless patapata bayi no? Tinubu has to collect change from you people. Una too lazy.”

@Damilolami wrote, “Sir, you are not a good media strategist. You are using the last minute to amplify another candidate when you should be marketing yours and demarketing your main opposition, Atiku who is having a free drive.”