Earlier threads: https://www.nairaland.com/7446723/picture-used-young-tinubu-documentaries
https://www.nairaland.com/7447162/bola-tinubus-official-website-also
https://www.nairaland.com/7449654/bola-tinubus-official-campaign-book
https://www.nairaland.com/7452718/bola-tinubu-removes-donald-dukes

November 28, (THEWILL) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has apologised to former Cross River State governor, Donald Duke, over a claimed “mix-up” of his picture, used in a recent documentary of its presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Duke, at a roundtable with editors, organised by the Front Fort Media Initiative and the MacArthur Foundation, held recently in Lagos, accused the APC of using his image in the documentary of its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.

He said the APC and its campaign team allegedly used his photograph as a 12-year-old, as that of Tinubu in a documentary titled ‘The Nation Builder.’

The documentary, referenced by Duke, was televised by TVC and also uploaded on various YouTube channels to narrate Tinubu’s life history; childhood, education, political journey, and achievements in the public and private sectors.

While admitting the error, a statement issued on Monday, by the Director, Media & Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, said the usage of Duke’s photo was “an honest mistake for which all involved have accepted responsibility.”

The statement emphasised that “Tinubu did not authorise the appropriation of another person’s image as his own” and blamed the mixed-up image on an error in a Google search.

The statement read: “We have taken note of the video in circulation, where former Cross River State Governor, Mr Donald Duke, said his picture as a 12-year old boy and student of Federal Government Secondary school in Sokoto was used in a documentary to celebrate Asíwájú Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“Our investigation further revealed that the picture in question has also surfaced in some of our campaign materials, on websites and Twitter accounts of Asíwájú supporters, along with a similar photo of besuited Asíwájú donning an Afrohair popular in the 70s and 80s.

“No one and not even Asiwaju’s personal photographers and the artists who designed the materials, have been able to explain how the photo was mixed up with the other photo, that represents Asíwájú’s teenage years. They all said they got both photographs in a Google search.

“We have called Governor Donald Duke to apologise for the unintentional mix-up and the error.

“The usage was an honest mistake for which all involved have accepted responsibility.

“We want to make it abundantly clear that Asíwájú Tinubu did not authorise the appropriation of another person’s image as his own.

“We also want to absolve the Presidential Campaign Council of any blame.

“To the traducers, who have been attacking Asíwájú Tinubu for what he knew nothing about, we want to appeal to them to be reasonable over this matter.

“We are in a campaign season where many supporters go out of their way to produce jingles, documentaries, posters, billboard materials and other promotional materials without the approval of candidates across political parties.

“The campaign council has in the meantime established a process for clearance and approval by individuals and support groups who seek to produce campaign materials for media use.”


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9DIKCMa8fA

Source- https://thewillnigeria.com/news/cross-river-guber-dont-promote-people-beyond-their-capacity-donald-duke/

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Thiefnubuu must be Sango that fell from the sky.

That’s why there’s no history about the thief, not even a single picture of his childhood.

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Duke is vindicated

Amoda


Oshi. Ole. It's also in Amoda's Biography

You stole Bola Tinubu's Identity

Now you wan steal Donald Duke's childhood as yours.

Chai!!!!!!! Amoda.

No classmates
No certificate
No credible alma mater
No credible source of massive income before government house
Dodgy names
Dodgy ancestry
Even pictures used in his documentary are now proven not to be his..
Isn't that stunning!?
Atleast we all know that Atiku is from Cameroon
Buhari is from Niger republic
Where is Mr Buulaabuuluu bluu buulaavaa from?
Or Did he drop from the skies with Oduduwa too

Tinubu is a man whose background in shrouded in mystery

May God d
Save Nigeria from Nigerians

Which honest mistake?
Had it been the owner wasn't someone influential, they would have swept it under the rug and their online warriors would have attacked anyone on sight

Everything about Tinubu is fraudulent.

Shameless people

Nothing about Tinubu is ever honest.

If you're reading this and supporting Tinubu, please do this test: can you vote a man from another tribe pr religion in Nigeria if his
1. Age is a mystery
2. Parentage is a mystery
3. State of origin is a mystery
4. Educational qualification is a mystery
5. State of health is a mystery
6. Source of wealth is a mystery
7. Even his real name is a mystery.

If you cant vote such person but will vote Tinubu, just know that tribal bigotry and Islamic fundamentalism is your only motivating factor and not rationale reasoning. You are one of the problems facing Nigeria today

The right thing to do is to replace the wrong picture with the right one since it’s an honest mistake

gasparpisciotta:
The right thing to do is to replace the wrong picture with the right one since it’s an honest mistake

They dont have it. Tinubu's real identity is a mystery

So una just dey go online dey pick picture wen rezembo anything wen look like tinubu just to make a point say tinubu get early life and background, God go punish all of una one by one.

8. Don't post false information on Nairaland.