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 University of Lagos as well as a collation officer for INEC in the state.
Verification
CDD Election War Room contacted our observers in Lagos, who confirmed that no such thing was done in the state. Persons with non-Yoruba names have voted in the March 18 election.
In the past, some persons had called for the removal of REC in Lagos over a statement he made during an interview that was referred to a conspiracy against Democracy.
However, Olusegun Agbaje, the INEC Lagos REC, said the electoral body did not remove the names of persons from the Southeast and Southsouth from the ad-hoc staff list or voter list for the governorship and house of assembly elections in the state.
He described the allegation as fake news and came as a surprise to the commission when seen on social media and it is important to correct the accusation.
Verdict
CDD Election War Room confirmed that the claim making the rounds on social media is false. Olusegun Agbaje, INEC Resident Electoral Commission for the state had debunked a similar claim, only 48 hours earlier.
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