Reports circulating on social media claim that Paul Chukwuma, the Young Progressives Party (YPP) candidate for the 2025 Anambra State governorship election, had stepped down in support of the incumbent governor and the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Charles Soludo. The CDD War Room also received the claim via the Check by Meedan tool for verification. Claim: YPP candidate, Paul Chukwuma has stepped down for Soludo Verification: CDD War Room reviewed multiple credible news sources and found no evidence to support the claim that Chukwuma withdrew from the race or declared support for Soludo. On the contrary,...
FACT CHECK: Two of Chukwuma Soludo’s mayors caught with N750 million cash each?
A claim received via the Check by Meedan tool states that two of Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s mayors were caught with N750 million cash each. This is coming amid the ongoing November 8 2025 off-cycle governorship election. The post, shared on a Facebook group, Onitsha Square, states, “Two of Soludo’s Mayors caught with N750 million cash each. Amuneke has wrecked Anambra’s treasury!” CLAIM: Chukwuma Soludo’s mayors were caught with N750 million cash each VERIFICATION Checks by the CDD War Room found no genuine and credible evidence supporting the claim. VERDICT: FALSE
FACT CHECK: Did Tinubu withdraw support for Soludo?
A few hours before the start of the Anambra State governorship election, a Facebook user claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had withdrawn his support for Charles Soludo, the incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). According to the post, Tinubu’s alleged support had shifted to Nicholas Ukachukwu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the same party as the President. Claim: Tinubu withdraws support for Soludo Verification CDD War Room reviewed reports from The Whistler and News Weekly, both of which carried headlines suggesting that Tinubu had withdrawn his support for Soludo. However, the...
FACT CHECK: A CSO group uncovered APGA’s secret camp in Ihiala LGA with plans to use fake police to rig Anambra election?
A claim found in a Facebook post states that a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) group uncovered APGA’s secret camp in Ihiala LGA where dozens of fake police and DSS uniforms were found with plans to disrupt the 2025 Anambra governorship election. The post was shared in the Facebook group Ihiala LGA Homies by the user account Sobechukwu Bonaventure Ejezube, with an image purportedly showing individuals in jackets and uniforms capturing Police and DSS uniforms. “EXPOSED: APGA’S HIDDEN PLOT TO USE FAKE SECURITY AGENTS TO RIG ANAMBRA ELECTION UNCOVERED IN IHIALA by Civil society group In what could be the biggest...
FACT CHECK: An intelligence report has uncovered how APC’s Nicholas Ukachukwu planned to disrupt the election with thugs and fake police?
A claim received via the Check by Meedan tool states there is an intelligence report that has uncovered how the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nicholas Ukachukwu, planned to use thugs and fake police to disrupt the November 8 governorship election. This is coming hours before the opening of polls in the ongoing 2025 Anambra governorship election. CLAIM: An intelligence report has uncovered how APC’s Nicholas Ukachukwu planned to disrupt the election with thugs and fake police VERIFICATION Checks by the CDD War Room found no genuine and credible evidence supporting the claim. The Anambra State Police...
FACT CHECK: Did the Police Restrict Vehicular Movement from 12 am to 6 pm?
On November 7th 2025, the CDD War Room received a claim via the Check by Meedan tool. According to the claim, the Police have restricted movement in Anambra from 12 am to 6 pm ahead of the Saturday, November 8, 2025, gubernatorial election in the state. Claim: The Police have restricted vehicular movement in Anambra from 12 am to 6 pm Verification: The gubernatorial election in Anambra State is slated for November 8, 2025 and as part of measures to ensure a free, fair and credible election, the Nigeria Police announced the restriction of vehicular movements from 12 am to...
FACT CHECK: Did NYSC members reject APC’s Nicholas Ukachukwu’s N10 million rigging offer ahead of 2025 Anambra guber poll?
A Facebook post published on November 6, 2025, by a user account named “Amb Adichie Izuchukwu” claims that Nicholas Ukachukwu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate for the upcoming Anambra state gubernatorial election, was “in shock” after members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) rejected his N10 million naira rigging offer. The post states: “Breaking News: Nicholas Ukachukwu In Shock As NYSC Members Reject His 10 Million Naira Rigging Offer. Nicholas Ukachukwu should be told that he can’t rig this election. He has been rejected by the gods of the land and his hometown Osumenyi. Even NYSC members...
FACT CHECK: Did Soludo Instruct Principals in All Anambra Secondary Schools to Compile Teachers’ Details and PVCs?
A claim received via the Check by Meedan tool alleges that the Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, who is also the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the November 8 off-cycle election, directed principals of all secondary schools in the state to compile the details and Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) of teachers ahead of next month’s poll. This comes amid the 2025 World Teachers’ Day celebration, which was recently observed across Nigeria. Claim: Governor Soludo instructed principals in all Anambra secondary schools to compile the details and PVCs of teachers in their schools. Verification: The...
FACT CHECK: Did Four Lawmakers Defect to APC in Anambra State?
On October 6, 2025, the CDD War Room received a claim from our Soldiers of Mouth (SoM) that four serving lawmakers in the Anambra State House of Assembly have joined the APC. This claim has gone viral and is coming barely a month before the Anambra governorship election, slated for November 8, 2025. Claim: Did four lawmakers defect to the APC in Anambra State? Verification: The CDD War Room found that four lawmakers, serving in the Anambra State House of Assembly, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). We found that Onyekachukwu Augustine Ike (Nnewi North) of the Young Progressive...
FACT CHECK: Did APC candidate, Ukwachukwu donate ₦3 million to flood victims in Anambra State?
A claim received via the Check by Meedan tool states that the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, donated 3 million Naira to flood victims in the State. Claim: APC guber candidate, Ukwachukwu, donated 3 million Naira to flood victims in Anambra State? Verification: CDD War Room found credible media reports stating that Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu announced a ₦3 million donation to flood victims while suspending his campaign activities to visit affected communities in Ogbaru, Ihiala, and parts of Ayamelum Local Government Areas, which had experienced severe flooding due to rising water levels...