• Home
  • Anti-Corruption
  • Fact-Check
  • Economy
  • National
  • Security
  • Features
  • State
  • Event
  • E-Book
Search
  • Home
  • About
  • Adverts
  • Contact
Sign in
Welcome! Log into your account
Forgot your password? Get help
Password recovery
Recover your password
A password will be e-mailed to you.
PRNIGERIA PRNigeria News
PRNIGERIA PRNIGERIA
  • Home
  • Anti-Corruption
  • Fact-Check
  • Economy
  • National
  • Security
  • Features
  • State
  • Event
  • E-Book
Home Fact-Check Fact-Check: Is President-elect Tinubu Presently performing Umrah in Mecca? 
  • Fact-Check

Fact-Check: Is President-elect Tinubu Presently performing Umrah in Mecca? 

By
Prnigeria
-
March 29, 2023

Fact-Check: Is President-elect Tinubu Presently performing Umrah in Mecca? 

Claim: There was a claim widely circulated on social media and blogs including Nairaland that Nigeria’s President-elect , Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently in Saudi Arabia performing lesser Hajj and praying for Nigeria and the entire citizens

Full-Text: A claim which was shared by Hajj Reporters along with a photo of Tinubu in Hajj garb flanked by some companions, went viral across social media and online news platforms. The President-elect was alleged to be conducting Umrah as well as  praying for Nigeria “currently” in Saudi Arabia.

In addition, another footage surfaced displaying Tinubu in company of Jigawa State Governor, Badaru Abubakar Talamiz and other associates walking inside the Holy Masjid while some worshippers are trooping to snap pictures with him [Tinubu].

In their Twitter handle, with the username @HajjReportersNG, the ‘Hajj Reporters’ posted a photo of Mr. Tinubu alongside other worshippers in a white garment while raising their hands for prayers.

The post reads as follow;

“President Elect Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu in Masjid Al Haram in Makkah for Umrah ASIWAJU IN MECCA.

“May Almighty Allah accept it as an act of ibadah and grant him the needed wisdom to lead us to the promised land. May Allah accept his prayers AMEEN.” The post ended.

The tweet which was posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 and continued to attract viewership and retweet on Wednesday, March 28, 2023.

In the same vein, another Twitter user with the name, “Qudus Akanbi Eleyi of Lagos”, with the username @EleyiLagos,  posted the same photo with the caption saying; “President-elect went to umrah to Pray for Nigeria and Nigerians. As Peter Obi or Atiku prayed for you before?”

The tweet, which was also posted on March 28, 2023 at 09:28pm,  attracted ovet 4,000Views as at the time of filing this report. 

Still, another online news outlet, Opera News, published an article titled: “Reactions As President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu Performs Umrah In Mecca”

They also claimed that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the incoming president, and his close friends are currently performing Umrah, also known as the “lesser Hajj,” in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Read Also:

  • IGP Decorates 16 Senior Officers, Harps on Integrity, Professionalism
  • INEC Chairman Amupitan Appoints Multi-Award Winner Adedayo Oketola as Chief Press Secretary
  • Coup Whispers and the Crisis of Trust By Haroon Aremu

Some part of the article reads as follows: “The president-elect was performing the spiritual exercise while numerous Nigerians in the mosque were vying for a chance to take pictures with him.”

Verification: To verify the claim, PRNigeria visited social media profiles and handles of the President-elect and his media handlers but there has been no official update on Mr Tinubu’s movement since news emerged seven days ago that he wouldl be jetting out to Paris and London to “rest” and plan a transition before traveling to Saudi Arabia later for lesser Hajj. 

Furthermore, using keyword search on search engines, there was no credible news platform that reported the President-elect to have landed in Saudi Arabia for the lesser Hajja as at today March 29, 2023

PRNigeria further subjected the photos being circulated to a Reverse Image Search platform in which the results showed that the image was an old one which was taken since early January when Mr. Tinubu travelled to Saudi Arabia for a lesser Hajj.

According to news published by The Nation, earlier in January 2023, Mr. Tinubu went to Mecca in company of Governor Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa State and former presidential candidate of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, Malam Nuhu Ribadu among others for Umrah.

For further verification PRNigeria contacted an aide to the President Mr. Tinubu who confided in us that his principal was in resting and observing his Ramadan fasting after rigorous campaigns and election activities in Nigeria. He however, added that Mr. Tinubu would later depart for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah before finally returning to Nigeria in preparation for his inauguration on May 29 as elected President.

Recall that the President-elect traveled abroad to rest and plan his transition programme ahead of the May 29, 2023 inauguration, after a very exhaustive campaign and election season.

In a statement issued on March 22, 2023 by his spokesperson, Mr. Tunde Rahman stated that: “The president-elect decided to take a break after the hectic campaign and election season to rest in Paris and London, preparatory to going to Saudi Arabia for Umrah (Lesser Hajj) and the Ramadan Fasting that begins Thursday.”

Conclusion: Based on the facts gathered by PRNigeria, the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is yet to be in Saudi Arabia for lesser Hajj as claimed. Meanwhile, the widely circulated image of Mr. Tinubu observing Umrah was taken in January 2023 when he was in Mecca for a lesser Hajj. 

PRNigeria, therefore, concludes that the claim that the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is performing Umrah in Saudi Arabia (March 28-29, 2023)  is FALSE AND MISLEADING.

To read more fact-checks please visit https://prnigeria.com/category/fact-check/ 

By PRNigeria

 

VISIT OUR OTHER WEBSITES
PRNigeria.com EconomicConfidential.com PRNigeria.com/Hausa/
EmergencyDigest.com PoliticsDigest.ng TechDigest.ng
HealthDigest.ng SpokesPersonsdigest.com TeensDigest.ng
ArewaAgenda.com Hausa.ArewaAgenda.com YAShuaib.com
  • TAGS
  • Bola Ahmed Tinubu
  • Hajj Reporters
  • Lesser Hajj
  • Saudi Arabia
Previous articleTraders Blamed for Maiduguri Fire Outbreaks
Next articleFinally, IPOB Threatens Sit-at-Home for Igbos in Lagos
Prnigeria
Prnigeria

RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR

Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo

170 Foreigners Seek Application for Nigerian Citizenship

The National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu

Anambra Guber Poll: We’ll Deal Decisively With Trouble Makers — Ribadu Warns

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

JUST IN: Tinubu Writes Senate, Seeks Confirmation of Newly Appointed Service Chiefs

Troops of Nigerian Army after successfully foiling an ambush by Boko Haram/ISWAP Terrorists

Troops Neutralise 10 Terrorists, Recover Weapons in Borno

Military troops

After Katarko Clash, Troops Neutralize 10 Terrorists in Gamboru–Dikwa Operation

Anambra Police Launch Probe into Viral Video of Alleged Cult Initiation Involving Minor

Tinubu’s Sudden Military Overhaul Rekindles Coup Fears, Public Reactions Flood Twitter

Anambra Guber Poll: INEC Deploys AI Virtual Assistant to Train Staff

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

‘Tell Nigerians the Truth’: ADC Challenges Tinubu on Military Shake-Up

Oluyede, Shaibu, Aneke, Abbas: Faces, Records and Mission of Tinubu’s New Service Chiefs

COAS Waidi Shuaibu: Profile of The Battlefield Strategist to  Redefine Nigerian Army Leadership

Things To Know About the New Chief of Naval Staff,  Rear Admiral Idi Abbas

Recent Posts

  • IGP Decorates 16 Senior Officers, Harps on Integrity, Professionalism
  • INEC Chairman Amupitan Appoints Multi-Award Winner Adedayo Oketola as Chief Press Secretary
  • Coup Whispers and the Crisis of Trust By Haroon Aremu
  • Tinubu Seeks Senate Confirmation of New Service Chiefs 
  • A’Ibom Police Dismantle Illegal Firearms Factory, Arrest 2 Suspects
  • Home
  • About
  • Adverts
  • Contact
© 2020 PRNigeria. All Rights Reserved.
Latest News
IGP Decorates 16 Senior Officers, Harps on Integrity, ProfessionalismINEC Chairman Amupitan Appoints Multi-Award Winner Adedayo Oketola as Chief Press SecretaryCoup Whispers and the Crisis of Trust By Haroon AremuTinubu Seeks Senate Confirmation of New Service Chiefs A'Ibom Police Dismantle Illegal Firearms Factory, Arrest 2 SuspectsFG Moves to Empower Women in Climate Fight through Green Women Platform170 Foreigners Seek Application for Nigerian CitizenshipBadaru to Service Chiefs: Strengthen Unity, Deliver ResultsAnambra Guber Poll: We’ll Deal Decisively With Trouble Makers — Ribadu WarnsJUST IN: Tinubu Writes Senate, Seeks Confirmation of Newly Appointed Service ChiefsRethinking Policing in Lagos By Adebisi A. OyeshakinTroops Recover 70 Rustled Livestock in Katsina, Restore De-escalate Farmers-Herders Clash in SokotoPolice, Vigilantes Repel Armed Attack in Anambra, Neutralize OneNITDA Boss Pushes for Nigerian Rules on TikTok to Protect Local CultureTinubu Holds First Meeting with New Service Chiefs in Aso Rock 
X whatsapp