Claim: Form EC8A shows the number of valid votes higher than accredited voters in PU 1, Okpella IV, Etsako East LGA Verdict: TRUE The CDD War Room confirms that on Form EC8A for PU 01, Iddo P/S Sabo II, Okpella IV, Etsako East LGA, the number of registered voters is 572, the number of accredited...
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FACT CHECK: Does video show people protesting over the ongoing collation of Edo election results?
A video circulating online claims to show aggrieved party supporters protesting amid the ongoing collation of results for the September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo State. Following the September 21 voting exercise, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) began collating results from local government areas on Sunday afternoon at its Edo State Collation Centre....
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FACT CHECK: Does Video Show INEC Officer Altering Results In Edo Governorship Election?
Since the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, a video has gone viral with the claim that an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officer was caught on tape altering the election results. According to the video, attached to a news platform and trending across Whatsapp and X (formerly Twitter), the alleged INEC officer is...
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FACT CHECK: Does video show CDD accusing INEC of using tactics to rig the Edo governorship election?
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...