CONTEXT On Monday June 5, 2023, a Twitter user claimed that in the 16 years of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s rule, the government never increased minimum wage and allowances for National Youth Corp Members (NYSC). He added that the government of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in just eight years ensured increased minimum wages...
Author: CDD Election War Room (Centre For Democracy And Development)
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FACT CHECK: Did Obasanjo service all foreign debts during his administration?
Claim I: Did Obasanjo service all foreign debts during his administration? CONTEXT: On May 13, 2023, a Twitter user claimed that the former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, serviced foreign debts, paid off a 2.5 trillion-naira pension through the Pension Reform Act, built ten power plants, and licensed the use of Global System Mobile Communication...
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FACT CHECK: Completion of Second Niger Bridge, other legacy infrastructure projects
CLAIM: Did Buhari’s administration complete the Second Niger Bridge? CONTEXT: On May 28th 2023, the outgoing President in his farewell speech highlighted some legacy projects which he completed to include Second Niger Bridge and other important roads linking other states. “Mindful of the need to ensure adequate infrastructure to drive economic growth, we completed age-long...
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FACT CHECK: Reducing terrorism and banditry
CLAIM: Did President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration curtail terrorism and banditry in Nigeria? CONTEXT: The outgoing President in his speech on 28th May, 2023 said, during his administration the federal government has been able to curtail terrorism and banditry in the country. He said, “As I complete my term in office, we have been able to...
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FACT CHECK: Provision of Enabling Environment for Private Sector Business
CLAIM: Did President Buhari’s administration provide an enabling environment for private sector business? CONTEXT: The President in his speech on 28th May, 2023 said his administration provided a conducive environment for businesses to grow and make profit. The former president said “Our administration has provided an enabling environment for the private sector to engage in...
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FACT CHECK: Did Buhari’s Administration Provide Succour for Poor Nigerians to Earn a Living
CLAIM: Did Buhari’s administration Provide succour for poor Nigerians to earn a living? CONTEXT: Muhammadu Buhari in his handover speech on May, 28th 2023 stated that his government provided poor Nigerians with a new lease of life and granted women opportunities to earn a living. He said, “Furthermore, we increased the ability of the poor...
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FACT CHECK: Nigeria’s Economy had Become Resilient to External Shocks due to Policies Put in Place by the Outgoing Administration.
CLAIM: Did Nigeria’s economy become more resilient under Buhari’s administration? CONTEXT: On May 28th 2023, Muhammadu Buhari delivered his farewell speech in a televised broadcast to Nigerians “as he handed over to Bola Ahmed Tinubu’’. In the farewell speech, the outgoing president made a claim on how he revived the economy and improved social wellbeing...
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FACT CHECK: Did Ganduje Mention Plans To Scuttle Presidential Tribunal Verdict In Leaked Audio?
CLAIM: Ganduje’s Plans to Scuttle Presidential Tribunal’s Verdict CONTEXT: On May 20, 2023, Reno Omokri, an aide to Goodluck Jonathan, a former president of Nigeria, shared a tweet claiming that Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has admitted plans to scuttle the verdict of the Presidential Elections Petitions Court. According to the reports in the leaked...
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Fact Check: Old Picture Used to Depict Slow Progress of Zaria-Kano Highway
Claim: Over 40 percent of Zaria-Kano Highway not repaired. Verdict: False. Context: A business mogul and medical practitioner recently tweeted that the federal government is yet to make significant progress on the Zaria-Kano section of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria- Kano Highway, stating that only 40 percent of the road is yet to be rehabilitated while using an image of...
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FACT CHECK: Is Abubakar Malami’s Claim On Journalists’ Safety In Nigeria Accurate?
CLAIM: Not a single incidence of death of a journalist has been recorded in Nigeria arising from infractions. VERDICT: False CONTEXT: The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, made some claims during a recent Federal Executive Council meeting where the Federal Executive Council (FEC) announced the approval of an Action...