An X (formerly Twitter) user with a considerable amount of social media following, claimed that President Bola Tinubu is "a critical failure in governance".

The verified X user, @PO_GrassRootM, alleged that President Tinubu 'danced and celebrated' in Lagos state "while Nigerians are dying struggling for a half bag of rice" - an apparent reference to the recent stampedes in Oyo and Anambra states, as well as Abuja.

The person who made the claim is a staunch supporter of Peter Obi, the presidential flagbearer of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election.

The 22-second clip portraying Tinubu in a bad light which was published on Saturday, December 21, has garnered over 32, 600 views, 50+ replies, more than 160 reposts, and over 360 likes.

Its caption reads: "Bola Tinubu a critical failure in governance dancing and celebrating in Lagos State while Nigerians are dying struggling for a half bag of rice."

Given the virality of the claim, Legit.ng fact-checked it.

Video of Tinubu from January 2023 Legit.ng's investigation showed the video posted by @PO_GrassRootM was from the January 2023 presidential campaign event held by the All Progressives Congress (APC) youth directorate and not of Tinubu on Saturday, December 21, 2024.

Watch the video below as posted on January 6, 2023, by TVC News:

Bola Tinubu a critical failure in governance dancing and celebrating in Lagos State while Nigerians are dying struggling for a half bag of rice. pic.twitter.com/JfP0hlcjbW

— Peter Obi Grassroots Mobilization. (@PO_GrassRootM) December 21, 2024