Tokunbo Wahab and the little lies that erode public trust

The Commissioner did not apologise for the factual error but doubled down with his retweets, suggesting that the video had been posted as a reminder that climate change is real.

On Sunday evening, the commissioner for the environment and water resources, Tokunbo Wahab posted a video on X showing a flooded street. “Yesterday in Athens, Greece,” the post’s caption read.

While the video was indeed of a street in Athens, the flooding occurred last September, not “yesterday” as claimed by the Honourable Commissioner.

The Commissioner …