During the 2023 presidential election, viral messages on platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook claimed that Obasanjo had physically entered the National Collation Centre in Abuja to present "real" results he had supposedly retrieved from INEC's servers. These reports often used out-of-context photos, such as images from past meetings with political candidates, to suggest he was present at the centre.
The report claiming former President Olusegun Obasanjo "stormed" the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) collation centre with election results from 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is . The Origin of the Misinformation During the 2023 presidential election, viral messages on
Reporters and observers stationed at the National Collation Centre in Abuja confirmed that the former president never visited the facility during the collation process. During the 2023 presidential election