On March 18, 2023, a Twitter user claimed that Alex Otti, The Labour Party gubernatorial candidate for Abia state, has won the election. The post was posted alongside this caption, “JUST IN: Alexi Otti wins Abia state Governorship election and is now the Governor-elect of Abia State.” The post has since garnered over 298,000 views...
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FACT CHECK: Did INEC officials upload manipulated result sheet on IREV?
Supporters of the Labour Party’s governorship candidate in Lagos State accuse the All Progressives Congress (APC) of manipulating the governorship and house of assembly election results in favour of their candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who is also the incumbent governor of the state. It is alleged that a Tipp-Ex manipulated result sheet from Epe in Lagos...
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FACT CHECK: Do videos show LP thugs intimidating and harassing voters as Keyamo claimed?
Festus Keyamo, a spokesperson of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, posted two videos on his verified Twitter page with the claim that they show Labour Party’s thugs intimidating and harassing voters in the ongoing 2023 gubernatorial elections. Keyamo captioned the post, “If indeed there’s no secret agenda (especially regarding Lagos) to which some media houses...
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FACT CHECK: Can BVAS work and transmit results without a SIM card?
A video has been going viral in Kwara state that some BVAS machines in Alanamu, Ilorin West Local Government Area have no SIM card. The video caption reads: “SITUATION REPORT: APC plot to rig busted. Any BVAS without a SIM card must not be allowed to be used, because such BVAS won’t be able to...
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FACT CHECK: Labour Party did not replace Lagos guber candidate, Rhodes-Vivour
By Philip Clement A letter is currently circulating on social media alleging that Lagos State Chapter of the Labour Party (LP) replaced the governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. The letter which was signed by Sam Okpala, secretary of the party in the state, identified Prof. Ifagbemi Awamaridi as the governorship candidate of the party. Verification CDD...
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FACT CHECK: Viral image does not show an attack on Olumide Oworu of the Labour Party
A viral picture of Olumide Oworu, the Labour Party candidate for Lagos State House of Assembly in Surulere Constituency I, went viral on social media alongside claims that thugs attacked him on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Following the said attack, a picture of a bloodied Oworu began circulating on social media. Verification CDD Election War...
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FACT CHECK: Keyamo makes multiple claims on TVC — but how true are they?
Festus Keyamo, the principal spokesperson for the Presidential Campaign Council of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), made some controversial claims in an attempt to defend the victory of Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate in the February 25 polls. Keyamo made these claims in a post-election interview on TVC earlier in the week. CDD...
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FACT CHECK: Is Peter Obi ignoring Labour Party’s guber candidate in C’River to support PDP?
Simon Ekpa, a spokesperson for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and a well-known peddler of claims to fit his separatist movement. Simon Ekpa, who has been on CDD Election War Room radar for a while, has made fresh claims. Some of his previous claims have been checked here and here. On March 14 2023,...
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FACT CHECK: Did Jandor, PDP guber candidate, say he rejected GRV as running mate for being incapable?
A Twitter user posted a video interview of Abdulazeez Olajide Adediran, popularly called Jandor, with the claim that he rejected Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV) as his running mate for not being capable. This is coming three days before the March 18 gubernatorial and state house of assembly elections in Lagos state. Jandor and Gbadebo are both...
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FACT CHECK: Does image show Princess Oyefusi, Rhodes-Vivour’s running mate for Lagos guber?
Ahead of the March 18 guber poll across 28 states of the federation, an image has been making the rounds alongside claims that it shows the deputy governorship candidate of the Labour party, Princess Islamiyat Oyefusi. The picture, which shows a lady smoking at an event has been shared across social media with various claims,...