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Old Calabar rally video falsely linked to Peter Obi’s 2026 ‘One Million Walk’

Nurudeen Akewushola
Nurudeen Akewushola
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A VIDEO showing a large crowd of people marching through a street has resurfaced on social media with a claim that it shows a recent “One Million Walk” organised for Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress in Calabar, Cross River State, South-South Nigeria.

The “one million walk” was a rally organised by supporters of the Presidential candidate in 2022 and 2023 ahead of the 2023 general election in Nigeria and it took place at various states including Abuja, Ondo, among others.

An X user, @eluckki, shared the video on 20 August 2026, with the caption:

“The movement keeps growing! After Nasarawa, Calabar is out now. One Million Walk for Peter Obi. Nigeria will be OK.”

As of 20 August 2026, the post had generated over 14,000 views, 470 reposts and 1,400 likes.

CLAIM

Video shows a recent “One Million Walk” organised by Peter Obi’s supporters in Calabar, Cross River State.

Screenshot of the viral post

FINDINGS

Findings by The FactCheckHub show that the claim is MISLEADING.

A reverse image search conducted on keyframes from the video led The FactCheckHub to earlier versions of the footage published in August 2022. An earlier version of the video was posted on X on 13 August 2022 with a caption stating that it shows a rally in support of Obi.

Punch Newspaper published photographs from the rally on 13 August 2022, with the caption, “PHOTOS: Peter Obi’s Supporters Hold Walk In Calabar.” The report identified those featured in the footage as supporters of Peter Obi, who was then the Labour Party presidential candidate, and stated that the walk took place in Calabar, Cross River State.

Further checks found that the same event was reported by other media organisations at the time. Blueprint Newspapers reported on 13 August 2022, that many Nigerians marched through Calabar in support of the Labour Party movement.

The claim appears to have been created by attaching a current political narrative to an old video. While the footage genuinely shows Peter Obi supporters marching in Calabar, it does not show a new rally held in August 2026.

‌VERDICT

The claim that the viral video shows a recent “One Million Walk” for Peter Obi in Calabar is MISLEADING. The footage actually shows Peter Obi supporters marching in Calabar on 13 August 2022, ahead of the 2023 presidential election.

 

 

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Nurudeen Akewushola is a fact-checker with FactCheckHub. He has authored several fact checks which have contributed to the fight against information disorder. You can reach him via nyahaya@icirnigeria.org and @NurudeenAkewus1 via Twitter.

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