Buhari’s aide Apologises for Using a Stock Image as one of the President’s Projects

The rise of social media has seen the spread of fake news escalate and everyone (individuals and brands) have to be careful in their reportage of events – verification is highly important.

On Thursday, Lauretta Onochie, social media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari tweeted a photo of an ongoing road project, with the caption: “Nasarawa – Jos Road BUHARI AGAIN!!! Sai Baba.”

A Twitter user noticed it and shared a photo of the stock image which costs $12 alongside Onochie’s tweet.

Look at the kind of fantastic roads Buhari is building in Jos! ? pic.twitter.com/FrgUhD5RpX

— Nejeeb Bello Oyarese (@NejeebBello) September 20, 2018

Onochie went on to apologise, saying it won’t happen again.

My big mistake.
Apologies to all, friends and wailers alike.
It won't happen again. pic.twitter.com/G3pZroVU0J

— Lauretta Onochie (@Laurestar) September 21, 2018