Over the weekend, a video clip of former governor of Edo state Adams Oshiomole calling the incumbent governor of the state Godwin Obaseki an “old goat whose children has ran away” went viral.
Excerpts from the claim were also reported through CDD’s Check by Meedan platform, a chatbot where claims can be submitted and verified promptly.
CDD War Room investigated the claim to determine the facts.
Claim: Oshiomole calls Obaseki an ‘old goat’?
Verdict: All We Know
Verification
CDD War Room conducted a reverse image search and confirmed that the video in question was originally posted by SYMFONI, a news media outlet, on their YouTube channel. In the video, Adams Oshiomhole is seen responding to questions from journalists as he exited the venue of the peace accord signing in the state.
The video clearly showed the former Governor making the statement. “…So he is like an old Goat whose children has ran away and he is now in the cold. So there’s nothing you are going to tell him. He knows that there is no miracle for them to win and that is why they are resorting to violence here and there.”
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