Former Head of State, Retired General Ibrahim Babangida has refuted claims that he endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, for the 2023 general elections.
In a recent tweet by a parody account, General_Ibbro, the former Military Head of State was quoted to have supported the endorsement of Obi by former president Olusegun Obasanjo.
“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 read.
When contacted, 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.
