Ibrahim Babangida, Nigeria’s foremost elder statesman, has denied endorsing Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections.
In a recent tweet by a parody account (General Ibbro), the former Military Head of State was quoted as supporting former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of Obi.
“Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo will forever be a true elder statesman and a boss in the military. No serving General in the Nigerian Army today joined the military earlier than 1982. By then, Obasanjo had already finished his military career. I respect him a lot, with his endorsement,” the tweet reads.
When contacted, a spokesperson to the former military leader, Prince Kassim Afegbua, denied that his principal endorsed Obi, saying IBB doesn’t have a Twitter account.
“It is not true, please. Ignore the report of the endorsement. IBB doesn’t have a Twitter handle.
“If he is going to speak, it will be through a signed statement, not Twitter. Those behind the Twitter statement are liars,” he said.
