Peter Obi comes under fire for using ‘wrong picture’ in congratulatory message to Nigerian professor

Peter Obi comes under fire for using ‘wrong picture’ in congratulatory message to Nigerian professor

Elsie Udoh

The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi has come under fire for using the wrong picture in his congratulatory message to a Nigerian Professor, Saheed Aderinto.

On Sunday, Obi took to his Twitter page to hail Aderinto, a Professor of History and African Diaspora Studies at Florida International University, for winning the $300,000 Dan David Prize.

In the post, Obi described Prof. Aderinto as “the first and only Nigerian” to be awarded such a prestigious prize while expressing hopes that the recognition “will deepen our understanding of history and help sharpen our views for a better tomorrow.”

However, it appears that the former Anambra governor attached the wrong image to the post, sparking a flurry of reactions from Nigerians who pointed out the error.

A tweep, Ogbuefi Uwa Bunkoye NBA retweeted the post telling Obi to “stop misleading the public.”

Another Twitter user, @SHEsure7 shared the real picture of Prof Saheed and wrote, “Please this is Saheed Aderinto. The picture you posted isn’t him. He’s my friend and schoolmate.”

@topboychriss also blew hot as he wrote under the post, “This is Prof Saheed Aderinto. Delete this nonsense. Whoever is behind your page should be sacked.”

Similarly, a comment by @Hope Chukwudi sought to clear the air as he wrote that “the picture displayed is Prof Abideen Aderinto of the University of Ibadan, a lecturer in the department of Sociology.”

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