President Tinubu Giving Away Money Through ‘Tinubu Empowerment Fund’? – Fact Emerge

President Tinubu Giving Away Money Through ‘Tinubu Empowerment Fund’? – Fact Emerge

Nigeria’s president Bola Tinubu is giving away N69,200 (about US$89, at July 2023 exchange rates) to citizens through an empowerment scheme. This is according to a message circulating on WhatsApp and Facebook in the country.

The Message Circulating

Tinubu was sworn in on 29 May 2023, taking over from Muhammadu Buhari.

The message asks would-be recipients to call “Mr Hamza” on the phone number provided.

Read Also JUST IN: Tinubu Makes 20 New Appointments (FULL LIST)

It can also be found on Facebook here.

But is President Tinubu giving money away in this unorthodox way?

Read Also Husband Caught With 16-Year-Old Maid On Matrimonial Bed (VIDEO)

‘Tinubu empowerment fund’ doesn’t exist

Although Tinubu has talked about his plans to empower young people and entrepreneurs, Africa Check could find no evidence that he has set up such an “empowerment fund”.

Instead, we found several other social media posts using this pattern and impersonating several politicians, including Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar and Tinubu. The three politicians ran against each other in the 2023 presidential election.

Several posts on Facebook by Nigerians mocking the scammers’ attempts say they received a similar message.

One Facebook user warned Nigerians not to fall for such a scam. Another user called the sender “semi-illiterate”.

We also found no mention of such giveaways on the president’s official communication channels or on his social media accounts.

Credit: Africa Check