On November 11, 2023, a Twitter user posted a video with the caption, “I told you guys there was no election anywhere in Orsu LGA in Imo West. This is the result manufacture process now in motion for @Hope_Uzodimma1 & @OfficialAPCNg under the active stewardship of @inecnigeria officials. If you don’t like it, as they...
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FACT CHECK: Does video show INEC officials with already filled result sheets in Imo state?
A video is circulating online with the claim that officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were caught with already filled result sheets in the ongoing 2023 off-cycle governorship election in Imo state. The video, posted by a verified X user, Somto Okonkwo, had garnered over 13,000 views, 282 retweets, and 175 likes, as...
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FACT CHECK: Passwords to transmit results to IReV withdrawn by INEC in Imo?
Hours before the 2023 off-cycle governorship election in Imo state, an X user, Chidi Odinkalu, posted that the passwords to transmit election results to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) election results viewing portal, IReV, had been withdrawn from the local government supervisors in the state. The post read, “#IMODecides2023 Update: I have just learnt...
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FACT CHECK: Did 15 Saudi Arabia Mercenaries Arrive Imo State to Fight Biafra Liberation?
Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed leader of the separatist and proscribed group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has claimed that approximately 15 mercenaries from the Middle East have entered Imo State with the intention of manipulating the elections. This claim follows closely on the heels of his recent assertion of a self-declared lockdown in the...
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FACT CHECK: How true is claim that heavy military presence is ploy to rig Imo governorship election?
Recently various videos depicting a convoy of military officers in Imo state began trending on messaging app Whatsapp. One of the videos shared was from Orsu local government area of the state. Various narratives have accompanied the viral video some of which are that the Imo Government allegedly invited the military to help it rig...
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FACT CHECK: Imo State Government Takes Over All Hotel Rooms In Owerri For One Week?
On October 30, 2023, Sahara Reporters posted on their verified X page (formerly Twitter) that “November Election: Imo State Government Takes Over All Hotel Rooms In Owerri For One Week.” A similar version of the claim was retrieved from our Check by Meedan platform from one of our soldiers of mouth in Owerri, Imo state,...
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FACT CHECK: How true is claim by LP’s Achonu that events no longer hold in Orlu zone, Imo?
Athan Achonu, the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party for the November 11 off-cycle governorship election in Imo state, recently had an interview on national TV where he spoke about issues bordering on the internal wranglings of the party and the security situation in the state. During the interview, Achonu made multiple claims regarding the...
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FACT CHECK: Imo state houses the largest gas reserves in West Africa?
Jerry Chukwuekwe, the chief technical adviser to Hope Uzodinma, the incumbent governor of Imo state, claimed in a recent interview that the state hosts the largest gas reserves in West Africa. He made this known while speaking on the governor’s bid for re-election in the upcoming gubernatorial election scheduled for November 11, 2023. While discussing...
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FACT CHECK: Did Hope Uzodinma promise 4,000 people jobs and relocation to Europe, Canada?
During the week, an X user (formerly Twitter) posted a video of Imo state governor Hope Uzodinma. The post claimed that the governor had promised to relocate 4,000 people to Europe and Canada through job creation. He wrote, “A governor is promising 4000 youths japa. A state governor o. No! This is the height. I’m...
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FACT CHECK: How accurate are these claims about the rise in Imo state’s IGR, GDP ranking?
Ahead of the November 11 gubernatorial election in Imo state, political parties have commenced their campaigns to win the support of the electorate for their respective candidates. A recent example of such efforts to woo voters is an interview granted by George Agbakaki, the Southeast leader of the Tinubu Support Organisation (TSO). In the interview,...
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