Claim: A video of Nigerian campaign posters featuring political rivals Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi as presidential running mates has spread confusion and sparked misleading claims in the lead-up to the election in February. AFP Fact Check found that the posters date back to the 2019 ballot before Obi defected from Abubakar's ruling People's Democratic Party  to the Labour camp. Abubakar's actual running mate in the 2023 ballot is Delta State governor Ifeanyi Okowa. Obi, meanwhile, has entered the race on a Labour ticket.
Fact-check: Nigeria election posters of rivals as running mates are from 2019, not 2023
Verdict: nigeria election posters of rivals as running mates are from 2019, not 2023
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Erin Flanagan
Date published: 2023-01-25T18:19:00