Most of President Buhari’s media aids limit themselves on social media to official government business but for others Social media platforms has become a battleground, a turf for peddling propaganda and misinformation and a weapon to discredit and shoot down opponents’ reputations. President Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie has committed all sorts of blunders on social media ranging from abusing commentators’ families to blatant lies. Just yesterday she referred to Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe as a Buffon after referring former President Obasanjo as an angry bird. The presidency according to insider sources is now very concerned.
A highly reputable organisation ICIR Nigeria has conducted a research on her fallacious posts and here are some excerpts:

Lauretta Onochie, in September 2018, tweeted a picture of an asphalt road being constructed. She captioned it “Nasarawa-Jos Road”, giving the impression that it was a road constructed by the government, but it is actually a stock photo
uploaded to Getty Images in November 2015. The inaccuracy triggered a wave of sarcastic tweets under the hashtag #TweetLikeLaurettaOnochie . She then pulled down the tweet and apologised for the “big mistake” saying “it won’t happen again”.

In December 2018 showing foodpacks bundled
with N500 notes. She claimed Atiku Abubakar, PDP presidential candidate in the 2019 election, had shared the money with voters. It turned out that the picture was not taken at an Atiku campaign rally but had actually been put out in February 2017 by a Lagos – based charity organisation during an outreach.

Four pictures appeared on Onochie’s timeline in September 2018 showing what was suggested as low-cost housing projects in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, funded by the Federal Government. But one picture was first uploaded in April 2014 by the Lagos State Home Ownership Mortgage Scheme. The houses were built as part of the state government’s Rent-to-Own Programme that supports first-time buyer residents.

Another picture is actually of a bungalow at the Sir Michael Otedola Housing Estate in Odoragushin, Lagos. Former Lagos State governor Akinwunmi Ambode was photographed inspecting the estate in November 2016. A third picture dates back to at least 2016 and has been used in articles about housing projects in Malaysia , Guyana and Kenya . The ICIR traced the last picture, to affordable housing that was planned for Revelstoke in British Columbia, Canada.
None of the four pictures, therefore, show housing projects in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

In April 2019, Onochie shared a picture with her followers in which she praised then Borno State governor Kashim Shettima for launching “Africa’s biggest Automated Solar Panel manufacturing plant”. The tweet was liked 1,309 times and shared by 587 users of the social media platform. Checks, however, show the picture that is credited to senior airman Larry E. Reid Jr ( staff sergeant at the US Air Force), is over 11 years old and depicts a solar power plant in Las Vegas in the US.

In July 2019, Onochie uploaded a picture with a caption lamenting the loss of lives to inter-communal clashes in Cross River State. However, the picture was taken in January 2012 by Reuters photographer Akintunde Akinleye. It shows protesters chanting slogans “as they march through Ikorodu road during a protest against a fuel subsidy removal in Lagos”.
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Two days before the presidential election in February 2019, Onochie shared a picture on Twitter which seemed to show three soldiers dressed in heavy camouflage guarding a ballot box.“Self-explanatory,” said her caption, “God bless Nigeria.” The tweet came after Buhari had instructed the security agencies to deal with anyone who attempted to disrupt the election and said whoever tried snatching ballot boxes did so “at the expense of his life”.
Scrutinizing the picture reveals that it is a combination of two photos.
The photo of the soldiers in ghillie suits dates back to April 2018 when it was taken by AFP freelance photographer Stefan Heunis at a military demonstration held in Abuja. It was joined to a picture of a ballot box used at St. David’s Anglican Primary School, Afao, during the 2018 gubernatorial elections in Ekiti. This was
uploaded by The Cable in July 2018 to its liveblog of the collation process.
The misleading combination went viral, with a number of blogs sharing it as though it were genuine.

Again, in February 2019, she uploaded a Facebook status screenshot that said “‘Atiku becoming president is like hearing that a former armed robber is now your bank manager’ – OBJ (My Watch, page 49)”.
The ICIR reviewed the pages cited, which didn’t contain anything close to the quotes tweeted. Pages 31 and 32 narrate how Obasanjo settled on Abubakar as his running mate and the regrets he later had. It contains some unpleasant remarks about Abubakar －mentioning a “somewhat shadowy” parental background, propensity to corruption and poor judgment – but does not indict him for large-scale stealing during his time in power. Pages 49 of all three volumes make no mention of Abubakar or his likeness to an armed robber.

Other excerpts published from the book about Abubakar also do not contain the two quotes shared by Onochie. The quotes are, thus, misattributed. It must be recalled that her case with the former vice president Atiku Abubakar is still in court.

With all these atrocities she may soon be on her way out. It must be recalled that she came from the UK to assume her current position in which she is pitching citizens against themselves, Insulting others much as she likes, even religious bodies are not spared, no condition is permanent she will one day be made answerable for her crimes.


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See face like Akamu...mama trying to outwit young ones in their own space...impossicant.

The Ibo woman is barely doing her Job as paid by Buhari so no point hating her

See face like expired palm wine when tasted.

I'm sure she'll be called to order but I don't see the possibility of showing her the back door for her unprofessionalism

These Igbos no dey taya with their fake rubbish ni?


Good to know that the woman is tormenting and giving you sleepless nights.

NGpatriot:
These Igbos no dey taya with their fake rubbish ni?


Good to know that the woman is tormenting and giving you sleepless nights.

There is a saying the child that will not let its mother sleep will not sleep at all. You think ipob is not sleeping but you are not sleeping as well

Though i am a buharist but this woman fvked up way too bad. You get caught how many times but you still can't help but upload false images that weren't consistent with the reality on ground haba madam Onuochi na by force? Report without pics na!

solmus:
The Ibo woman is barely doing her Job as paid by Buhari so no point hating her

In essence, the presidency is responsible for fake videos and pictures, lies and propaganda being dished out by her?

She is doing her job, a very difficult job

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Personally I don't like the woman however

The issue that caused this investigation is because she insulted someone's mother, however that "person" insulted her first

This iddiotic palm wine bibbler again.

Its on record that Lauretta was raped by a close friend of hers in her teenage years. This damaged her uterus so badly that she has not been able to menstruate for over 40 years.

Reason why she is childless and roaming Abuja like an expired prostitute.

Useless bitcch.

Please what happened to hate speech Bill?
Why is it that no one has been arrested, yet people use hate speech and curse each other everyday.
When will this government wake up to it's responsibilities

solmus:
[s]The Ibo woman is barely doing her Job as paid by Buhari so no point hating her[/s]

Trash she IS not Igbo..she is from delta state.. Deltas are not Igbo!

How true is the story that this woman is one among the most zombified NL here?

Bethel4Life:
Trash she IS not Igbo..she is from delta state.. Deltas are not Igbo!

deltas no longer have Ibos... hmmn!! you ibos eehn i tire for you, anyways in my geography class have it that some part of deltas are ibos, so stop denying your prominent daughters if you can claim Okonjo claim onochie the hard working buhari/ fulani staff

Ehen! Has who insulted first stopped her from being a deliberate liar on the payroll of the FG?

DaBullIT:
See

Personally I don't like the woman however

The issue that caused this investigation is because she insulted someone's mother, however that "person" insulted her first

freeze001:
Ehen! Has who insulted first stopped er from being a deliberate liar on the payroll of the FG?

Ibo amaka!!!

Oochie Amaka!!!

haters Ajoka!!

she is doing a wonderful job

Igbo or not is a non-issue. When we identify useless Buhari mannequins, they are dealt with as such.

solmus:




Ibo amaka!!!

Oochie Amaka!!!

haters Ajoka!!

she is doing a wonderful job

JonDon12:


There is a saying the child that will not let its mother sleep will not sleep at all. You think ipob is not sleeping but you are not sleeping as well

Why is it bothering you?

Are you ipob o it's just guilty conscience?

basket market

freeze001:
Igbo or not is a non-issue. When we identify useless Buhari mannequins, they are dealt with as such.

Maazi Onochie is not normal Ibo peoples mate, infact she cant get DSS aproval to arrest Obi of onistcha and send him on exile like Lamidi kanu... while noise makers make noise online

matter of fact the Onochie i know is quite celebral, and highly inteligent just that she trolls alot

solmus:





Maazi Onochie is not normal Ibo peoples mate, infact she cant get DSS aproval to arrest Obi of onistcha and send him on exile like Lamidi kanu... while noise makers make noise online

matter of fact the Onochie i know is quite celebral, and highly inteligent just that she trolls alot

Oga pls write in your native dialect nau haba!

Which onochie is quite celebral?...

Have you even sat down to listen to her.

That her picture up there at the OP, did you watch her that day on TV

Oga go sleep!

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