FactCheck: Did Peter Obi’s Villagers Lament Over Lack Of Power Supply During His Time As Anambra Governor?

Claim

@asafaabdulwasi2 on X claimed that Peter Obi’s villagers lamented over the lack of power supply when he was the governor of Anambra State.

Verdict

This claim is MISLEADING. Findings showed that the screenshot of the post he attached to his claim, first surfaced online in 2022. Whereas Obi ruled Anambra from 2006 to 2014 (8 years).

Full Text

As the National collapsed for the second time in 24 hours on Tuesday, the 2023 Labour Party candidate, Mr Peter Obi joined many sad Nigerians to express deep concerns.

In a post on X, the former Anambra State governor, Mr. Obi, termed the latest Power grid collapse “a national shame and a glaring testament to the failure of leadership and policy implementation at the highest levels. “

He said this latest power grid collapse is emblematic of a leadership and government that have consistently failed to prioritize the welfare and economic well-being of the people.

Responding to this post, @asafaabdulwasi2 claimed that Mr. Obi’s villagers lamented over the lack of power supply during his time as Anambra governor.

The X user posted a screenshot from a video of the alleged Obi’s villager and wrote, “Update on electricity when PETER Obi was governor.
“In the part of audio uploaded read thus:
“My people, Peter Obi’s village they do not have light for the past five months, their transformer got burnt, his village, they do not have light. Peter Obi’s village, even old women.

The post has generated over 2k views, as many persons who commented on X believed this claim.

Verification

This Fact Checker trailed the username of the X user that appeared on the screenshot shared by @asafaabdulwasi2. It was discovered that this user oyeniran_s restricted his account to a few persons on X. However, FACTWATCH found another screenshot that showed that the video first appeared online in 2022 before the general elections.

When this Fact Checker also did a keyword search, “Peter Obi’s villagers complain over lack of power supply in Agulu, he came across Facebook pages Here and Here that shared this video in 2022.

As it can be confirmed that this video was first shared in 2022, Obi ruled Anambra State from 2006—2014.

Concision

This video was made in 2022 while Mr Obi ruled Anambra from 2006—2014.

The claim by the X user is out of touch with the truth.

Credit: FactWatch