Oby Ezekwesili, a former minister of education, criticized the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for exploiting her image without permission to make a fraudulent claim.
PDP stated that Atiku Abubakar, its presidential candidate, is committed to working hard to realize a united, secure, and economically viable Nigeria in a tweet that included photos of Nasir El-Rufai, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Oby Ezekwesili, Charles Soludo, and former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili.
PDP tweeted: “2023, The @OfficialPDPNig presidential candidate @atiku is committed to working assiduously to achieve a united, secure and economically viable Nigerian that will work for all citizens irrespective of their social status, religious, ethnic or political biases.”
The tweet’s accompanying image implied that Atiku played a crucial role in the selection of those who served in the Olusegun Obasanjo government.
Ezekwesili expressed concern over the post, calling the claim incorrect and incredibly misleading.
She demanded that the tweet be taken down and added that it was improper to use her image without her permission on the PDP campaign flyer.
She wrote: “It might be an innocent mistake, but this statement is false and therefore extremely misleading @OfficialPDPNig. He did not. It is also wrong that you have used my picture in your campaign flier without my consent. Please kindly remove this immediately. Many thanks.”
After PDP removed the tweet, the opposition party was praised by Ezekwesili, who added that facts are inviolate and must always be upheld.
She tweeted: “I am pleased that @OfficialPDPNig has done the right thing and deleted that erroneous tweet. Facts are secret and must always be upheld”
