Tunji BosunFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday said he has not fled Nigeria, contrary to a social media report that he had travelled out of the county ahead of the presidential election scheduled for Saturday. Obasanjo spoke with newsmen at his Presidential Library, Abeokuta, describing the Social media post as “fake news.”The former president was reacting to a Facebook post of one Gbenga Lawal who posted: “Breaking: Obasanjo jets out of Nigeria. He can’t even wait for the thief he is imposing on Nigerians.”In his reaction, Obasanjo said “Why should I travel out of the country before the election? “In Yoruba land, if your head is hard, you don’t have to worry yourself. “Let anybody tell lies against you, let anybody issue fake news against you, let anybody abuse you, God will deal with them rightly and appropriately.”DOWNLOAD THE PUNCH NEWS APP NOW ON

Source: Punch February 15, 2019 16:29 UTC