In recent developments surrounding Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s political sphere, a tweet by Bayo Onuguga, special adviser on information and strategy to Tinubu, stirred controversy and raised questions about the dissemination of false information. The tweet, since deleted, claimed Nigeria had secured a staggering $600 million investment in seaport infrastructure from Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk. This purported investment was alleged to have been sealed during a meeting between Tinubu and Maersk Chairman Robert Maersk Uggla on the sidelines of a World Economic Forum gathering in Saudi Arabia.
However, authoritative sources in the shipping industry, including Lloyd’s List, contradicted these claims, stating that while a meeting indeed took place between Uggla and Tinubu, no such investment agreement transpired. This incident underscores the importance of fact-checking and the implications of spreading misinformation, particularly within the realm of political communication.