A POST circulating on social media claims that the National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) recently stated that President Bola Tinubu could only win the 2027 presidential election through rigging.
The post is accompanied by a video clip of former Vice Chairman (North-West), Salihu Mohammed Lukman, speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily.
It was shared by an X user, @AndrewOkere, with the caption: “Bola Tinubu can only win in 2027 through rigging. – APC Vice Chairman Lukman.”
As of July 17, 2026, the post has generated over 12,800 views, 325 reposts, and 500 likes, with people believing the clip to be recent.
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CLAIM
APC Vice Chairman recently stated that Bola Tinubu can only win the 2027 election through rigging.
FINDINGS
Findings by The FactCheckHub show that the claim is MISLEADING.
A keyframe search of the video in the post done by The FactCheckHub reveals that the footage is an excerpt from an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme.
A review of the original interview published on June 13, 2024, by Channels TV shows that the interview did not take place recently; it was over two years ago, during a programme marking 25 years of uninterrupted democracy in Nigeria.
However, as of the time of the interview, Lukman had already resigned from his position as the national vice chairman (North-West) of the APC.
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During the broadcast, Lukman was talking about the overall performance of the party and how citizens would not vote for the party due to how difficult things were in the country.
VERDICT
The claim that the APC Vice Chairman said Bola Tinubu can only win the 2027 election through rigging is MISLEADING. The video used to support the claim is an old broadcast from June 13, 2024, and the man in the video was a former member of the APC.
Seasoned writer and literary curator, Zainab Abdulrasaq is a factchecker for The FactCheckHub in an effort to combat information disorder. She can be reached on IG @blackbookishgirl or zabdulrasaq@icirnigeria.org
