Former governor of Cross Rivers State Donald Duke has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of using his image in the documentaries of its presidential candidate Bola Tinubu.

Duke said this at a roundtable with editors that was organised by the Front Fort Media Initiative and the MacArthur Foundation, held recently in Lagos.

He said the APC and its campaign team allegedly used his photograph as a 12-year-old as that of Tinubu in a documentary titled ‘the nation builder’.

The documentary referenced by Duke was televised by TVC, and also uploaded on various YouTube channels to narrate Tinubu life history; childhood, education, political journey, and achievements in public and private sector.

“My disagreement is that my photograph as a 12-year-old is used as his photograph. So they couldn’t find his photograph as a young person and they had to take my own photograph,” Duke said.

“The picture of the boy used as Bola Tinubu in all the documentaries is me. I am the boy in the picture, not Tinubu as they claimed in their documentaries.

“That photo was taken when I was 12 years old during my school years at the Federal Government College Sokoto, in Sokoto stat.”

“I don’t know if I can get justice on this but I feel pained that a 12-year-old is being used for political (reasons).”

The APC nor its presidential campaign council are yet to admit or refute the allegations by the former Cross Rivers State governor.


Duke said it was disappointing that the level of debate in politics has dropped so low that people vying for political offices are not discussing issues that directly affect the people they want to govern.

He faulted the discussions around the subjects that attack the individuals contesting an election in the 2023 elections.

VIDEO:”My photograph as a 12 year old boy was used as his (Tinubu) photograph” —Donald Duke reacts to APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu’s documentary.

Oh my.

Until I saw this video of Donald Duke confirming it *is* his picture being passed off as young BAT in the Bola Tinubu documentary, I’d dismissed all the previous talk.

I thought it was propaganda.

I didn’t believe anyone would be so brazen.

pic.twitter.com/Oe2c3odpQd

— Sandra Ezekwesili (@SEzekwesili) November 28, 2022
Why are Nigerians silent?
Donald Duke is demanding justice.

Do you know what it is that your image is used as the image of a drug dealer when he was young?

— DISTINGUISHED Everest (@novieverest) November 27, 2022
This fraudulent @officialABAT, everything about this man is fraud, to the point that even his TV station @tvcnewsng can’t help but steal @Donald_Duke’s images pic.twitter.com/jSbr3mfm7e

— Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore) November 23, 2022
I refrain from public commentary on the elections, but I have the same questions for Balenciaga (child abuse in ads) & Tinubu's camp (passing off Donald Duke's image as BAT's). How many layers of approval exist for external comms? No one flagged this as 'potentially' criminal?

— Chioma Agwuegbo (@ChiomaChuka) November 28, 2022
They just took out Donald Duke's picture without replacing it with that of Tinubu.

So he does not have a picture of himself aside from that of Donald Duke?

— DISTINGUISHED Everest (@novieverest) November 27, 2022
Donald Duke personally confirms the story that BAT and his team stole a picture of him as a 12 year old swaggerlicious boy!

The APC candidate has now taken the picture off his Website. If they had an iota of shame left, they'd voluntarily step down… .pic.twitter.com/DXcJEbhVbK

— Spotlight on #PeterObi2023 #Obidatti023 (@Spotlight_Abby) November 27, 2022
At this point, I totally pity Donald Duke. They totally want to erase his history while he is still alive, hence his outcry. So sad

— DEMAGOGUE PhD.?senior advocat (@von_Bismack) November 27, 2022

[b]Why is no one tweeting Justice for Donald Duke yet?

How do u run with someone else's picture to defraud Nigerians & sell ur cheap rhetorics?

This shld be a criminal act on its own under section 484 of the criminal code act of Nig. Tinubu is guilty of felony

What a disgrace! [/b]pic.twitter.com/MgNM1b7mgH

— Theodore(Dr) B.Mls, MPH, D.Epi (@DrTheodo) November 27, 2022
The APC presidential candidate used Donald Duke's childhood photograph in a new ruse documentary called nation builder.
Alhamdulilahi Donald is even alive & well to debunk this himself.
Pls, If you know anyone that knows one thing that is true about Jagaban.
Kindly come forward. pic.twitter.com/9SJyv0vINz

— Masu Zafi ?? (@masuzafi) November 28, 2022
Donald Duke talks about Tinubu's identity theft and asks about possible paths to seek compensation. pic.twitter.com/uEbfN3r5Xm

— Kowa Ishaku Yahaya (@Yahaya_IV) November 27, 2022
Tinubu used Donald Duke’s picture to show that he had a childhood picture. Donald Duke publicly shamed the act and warned Nigerians of Tinubu’s Presidency. We all saw the clip. Let's take away hate and banter, aren't you embarrassed as a Tinubu supporter seeing these things?

— BeksFCB (@Joshua_Ubeku) November 27, 2022

Obalacam:
The way this man and his urchins disgrace themselves globally is alarming
Which planet is this man from?
Like seriously, he is not a Nigerian

Ofunaofu:


Tinubu migrated from either of these two countries, Togo or Benin