By Hajara Hussaini A post shared on Twitter claims that two results have been uploaded in Rivers state to the INEC result viewing portal as early as 9:55 am while the election is expected to still be going on. According to INEC guidelines for elections, the process is expected to start at 8:30 am and...
Author: CDD Election War Room (Centre For Democracy And Development)
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FACT CHECK: Labour Party did not replace Lagos guber candidate, Rhodes-Vivour
By Philip Clement A letter is currently circulating on social media alleging that Lagos State Chapter of the Labour Party (LP) replaced the governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. The letter which was signed by Sam Okpala, secretary of the party in the state, identified Prof. Ifagbemi Awamaridi as the governorship candidate of the party. Verification CDD...
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FACT CHECK: INEC remove names of non-Yoruba from voters list in Lagos?
By Hajara Hussaini A post has gone viral on Twitter and has been shared on WhatsApp suggesting that the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Lagos state has removed all non-Yoruba names from the voter list. The claim came in form of text and the author of the message claimed to be a lecturer at the...
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FACT CHECK: Is Tinubu in a critical condition, rushed to a hospital?
By Aishah Saleeman Multiple tweets making the rounds on Twitter claim that President-Elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu was rushed to the hospital at midnight and is unable to cast his vote for Lagos state governorship candidate Babajide Sanwo-Olu. One version of the tweet claimed that Tinubu, who was referred to as “President select” “was rushed to...
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FACT CHECK: Is LP’s Olumide Oworu missing from INEC’s final list for State Assembly elections?
A Twitter user claimed hours before the election that Labour Party candidate for Surelere I constituency, Olumide Oworu, is missing on the final list of governorship and House of Assembly candidates. The tweet reads: “This guy is not even a candidate of LP in the forthcoming Gov & HoA elections oooooo because his name is...
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FACT SHIELD: Ten commandments for avoiding election misinformation
Elections are here again, and if history is anything to go by, we are about to witness a flurry of misinformation and disinformation again. Political actors will take any opportunity you give them to lead you in a certain direction. To keep you inoculated from the information disorder we are about to witness in the...
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Fact Check: Did the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi win 19 states in the 2023 general elections?
Claim: Peter Obi won 19 states in the just-concluded presidential elections. Verdict: False Context: A post on Twitter and Facebook went viral, claiming the announcement of the presidential election result by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, won the election with 19 states according to...
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Fact Check: Did the former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, show up at the National Collation Center in Abuja with the original result sheets of the 36 states and the FCT?
Claim: Obasanjo storms National Collation Centre with results of 36 states. Verdict: False Context: Social media went agog on Sunday, 26th February with the news that former president Olusegun Obasanjo, showed up at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) collation centre in Abuja with original result sheets of the 36 states of the federation and...
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FACT CHECK: Has Atiku Won 25% In 25 States As Reno Omokri Claimed?
Claim: Atiku got 25 per cent votes in 25 states Verdict: False Context: On February 26, 2023 a frontline campaigner for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Reno Omokri, claimed that Atiku Abubakar won 25 percent of the votes cast in 25 states. Mr Omokri’s tweet generated thousands of reactions on Twitter. ...
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Fact Check: Did Seyi Makinde endorse Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu?
Claim: Seyi Makinde endorses Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Verdict: False Context: A 23-second video surfaced on Twitter suggesting that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, was campaigning for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, on the eve of the presidential election. The video was...