FACT CHECK: Did Ondo PDP candidate, Agboola claim Aiyedatiwa withdrew N2 billion for Edo guber election?

A claim received via the CheckbyMeedan tool states that the PDP candidate for the 2024 Ondo election, Agboola Ajayi, alleged that his APC counterpart, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, withdrew N2 billion for the Edo state governorship election held on September 21, 2024.

Claim: PDP candidate Agboola Ajayi alleged that Aiyedatiwa withdrew N2 billion for the September 21 Edo gubernatorial poll

Verification

We found no credible media reports stating that the PDP candidate made such an allegation. During the 2024 Ondo governorship debate, Agboola Ajayi stated that Lucky Aiyedatiwa withdrew more than N1.2 billion in security votes during the month of the Edo election. He claimed that the governor received N1.2 billion in security votes but did not specify that the governor spent N2 billion on the Edo governorship election.

Verdict: MISLEADING