On October 11, 2024, a claim went viral with the caption “See Ondo state governor for London having a battle with side chic. These are people who suffocate our political space and aspire to positions of leadership in our dear country. How can a sitting Governor degenerate to this gutter level.” Attached to the claim...
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FACT CHECK: Is Seyi Makinde the only governor to have broken the jinx of a second term in office in Oyo State?
On June 11, 2024, Reuben Abati, a veteran journalist and special adviser on Media and Publicity to ex President Goodluck Jonathan between 2011 and 2015, made a claim in his Tuesday column, published in ThisDay. In the first three paragraphs, he said “Seyi Makinde is the Governor of Oyo State (PDP), the only Governor to...
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FACT CHECK: Did Philip Shuaibu Say He Felt Betrayed By Obaseki For Not Backing His Gubernatorial Bid?
On January 10, 2024, the news went viral on X (formerly Twitter) that Philip Shuaibu, the deputy governor of Edo state and one of the gubernatorial aspirants under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) called Godwin Obaseki, his principal, a betrayal. According to another tweet, Shuaibu expressed his sense of betrayal by his...
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FACT CHECK: Has Osun Governor appointed commissioners since he assumed office?
On Wednesday, June 28, 2023, a Twitter user, @akomscopy tweeted that the Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has not appointed commissioners since he assumed office. The tweet has generated reactions on social media. In the tweet, he said “Governor Adeleke is almost a year in office and not a single commissioner appointed. It’s funny...