EXTRA: Presidential aide campaigns for Buhari with picture from Atiku’s rally

Bashir Ahmad, personal assistant on new media to President Muhammadu Buhari, used a picture from the campaign rally of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Taraba state to campaign for his principal.

Atiku and his team visited Taraba on Tuesday. A newspaper advertorial placed the picture from the campaign on its front page, with a message thanking the people of the state for coming out to receive Buhari.

The picture was also captioned: “A section of the crowd at the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign flag-off in Jalingo, Taraba state, on Tuesday, February 5, 2019.”

However, Ahmad uploaded a picture of the advertorial on his Twitter handle, portraying it as taken at Buhari’s rally in the state.

Buhari held his re-election campaign in Taraba on Thursday.

“Thank you, Tarabans! #PMBInTarabaa,” Ahmad wrote.

https://twitter.com/BashirAhmaad/status/1093867928544518144

Ahmad’s post was received with criticisms, while some people said he has been “Atikulated”.

Below are some of the reactions to Ahmad’s post

https://twitter.com/martinsalive/status/1093913077567971328

https://twitter.com/ayobhad/status/1093922802430865409

The sweet thing about this blunder is that not Buhari minion can defend this one. The own goal is so glaring ehh

— Ike! 🐘 (@FIOnwuchekwa) February 8, 2019

Ahmad later took down the tweet.