Real truth emerges over claim Yahaya Bello said Peter Obi won 2023 election but he helped rig it for Tinubu

  • Claims have appeared online saying former Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello, said Peter Obi won the 2023 presidential election
  • The posters claimed Bello said he helped rig the 2023 election for Tinubu, a longtime political power broker in Nigeria
  • A fact-checking platform investigated the claim and shared its findings in a report published recently

Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering politics and elections in Nigeria.

Lokoja, Kogi state – A post on the popular social networking site, Facebook, claims that Yahaya Bello, the immediate past governor of Kogi state, said he helped President Bola Tinubu to rig the 2023 election.