The Presidency has called for legal action against social media personality Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VDM, following the circulation of an alleged fake audio recording linked to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Presidential spokesperson and Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, condemned the spread of the recording on social media, describing it as a dangerous misuse of digital platforms.
Reacting through a post on X, Onanuga insisted that the influencer should be held accountable for allegedly sharing misleading content connected to the President.
According to him, “VDM must face the full weight of the law for distributing a fake audio of President Tinubu. This is a serious abuse of social media.”
The controversy began after an audio clip surfaced online, with claims that the voice belonged to President Tinubu. However, several social media users have questioned the authenticity of the recording.
One X user, identified as Aneex, dismissed the clip as fabricated propaganda and accused VDM of taking advantage of public emotions to spread unverified information.
The incident has since triggered heated reactions online, with many Nigerians debating the credibility of the audio and raising concerns about the increasing spread of false information across social media platforms.