On September 26, 2024, an X user (formerly Twitter) tweeted and attached a video that a group had accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of using tactics to rig the just-concluded Edo governorship election. Attached to the tweet is a 9-minute, 49-second-long video shows two Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD-West Africa) Election analysts...
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FACT CHECK: How true are reports of INEC planning to conduct fresh elections in Edo?
A claim that the Independent National Electoral Commission plans to conduct fresh elections in Edo state was sent through CDD’s Check by Meedan. The claim comes on the heels of the just concluded Edo state gubernatorial elections held Saturday 21, 2024 which saw the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Monday Okpebholo declared winner. According to...
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FACT CHECK: Form EC8A shows higher valid votes than accredited voters in PU 11, Okpella IV, Etsako East LGA?
Claim: Form EC8A shows No of valid votes higher than accredited voters in PU 11, Okpella IV, Etsako East LGA Verdict: TRUE The CDD War Room confirms that on Form EC8A for PU 11, Ward 8, Etsako East LGA, the number of registered voters is 602, the number of accredited voters is 240, while the...
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FACT CHECK: Form EC8A shows higher valid votes than accredited voters in PU 12, Ward 4, Akoko Edo LGA?
Claim: Form EC8A shows No of valid votes higher than accredited voters in PU 12, Ward 4, Akoko Edo LGA Verdict: TRUE The CDD War Room confirms that on Form EC8A for PU 12, Ward 4, the number of registered voters is 858, the number of accredited voters is 558, while the number of valid...
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FACT CHECK: Form EC8A shows higher valid votes than accredited voters in PU 3, Okpella IV, Etsako East?
Claim: Form EC8A shows Number of valid votes higher than accredited voters in PU 3, Okpella IV, Etsako East Verdict: TRUE The CDD War Room confirms that on Form EC8A for PU 3, Imioko QRT/Shadi, Okpella IV, Etsako East LGA, the number of registered voters is 789, the number of accredited voters is 275, while...
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FACT CHECK: Did Obaseki try bribing INEC with $ 5 million as claimed on Facebook?
A Facebook user Alabi Arvin over the weekend alleged that the governor of Edo state Godwin Obaseki attempted bribing the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) with five million dollars ($5 million). According to the user, the INEC boss rejected the money. Verdict: NO Evidence Verification It was reported that Obaseki had in the wee hours of...
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Did thugs burn electoral materials in Ward 4 Esan Central LGA?
Reports of election materials being burnt in Esan Central LGA were sent for verification to CDD. CDD War Room contacted our Soldiers of Mouth on the ground who confirmed that the incident happened at Ward 4, unit 10 Esan Central LGA in Edo state. They further explained that the incident happened in the evening of...
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EDO2024: How true is the image purportedly from INEC showing PDP in the lead?
An image allegedly from INEC showing PDP governorship candidate Asue Ighodalo as the lead began trending towards the late hours of Saturday. In the image, Ighodalo was purported to be leading among the top three candidates with a total of 253,180 votes from the ongoing Edo state Off-cycle elections which took place on September 21,...
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FACT CHECK: Has APC won Edo State governorship election?
On September 21, 2024, an X user (formerly Twitter) tweeted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had won the Edo State election. In less than 24 hours, the tweet had garnered over 118k views Claim: Has APC won Edo State governorship election? Verification: On September 21, 2024, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) held the...
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FACT CHECK: How true are these Edo election results allegedly published by Premium Times?
An image circulating online claims to show the collated election results for the 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Edo State, allegedly published on Premium Times’ website. Social media bloggers, including Goldmynetv have shared the image on their Instagram handles. The image depicts the total number of votes recorded by the APC and PDP across...