A day before the November 16, 2024 Ondo State Governorship election, a claim went viral across social media that three top candidates had withdrawn from the race. The claim has since been widely reshared on social media, especially on WhatsApp, with a news website/ blog link attached. Claim: Did three top candidates withdraw from the Ondo...
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Tag: Ondo state
FACT CHECK: Is INEC REC from Ondo as claimed by Governor Seyi Makinde?
On October 15, 2024, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flagged off its campaign at a mega rally in Akure, Ondo State. At the rally, Seyi Makinde, the governor of Oyo State and a member of the Ondo governorship campaign council of the PDP made a claim regarding Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC)...
FACT CHECK: Does video show Ondo Governor fighting with mistress in London?
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...
FACT CHECK: Does video show angry youths disrupting APC campaign in Ondo State?
Saharah Reporters recently posted a video on their verified Instagram page with the claim that it shows the moment the All Progressives Congress (APC) political campaign was thwarted in Ondo State. This is coming in the build up to the off-cycle governorship election scheduled for November 16, 2024 in the State. The video was posted...
FACT CHECK: Does this video show Senator Jimoh Ibrahim instructing thugs to kill?
The CDD War Room found that the video was extracted from a movie on Apata TV, a popular Nollywood movies channel on YouTube. We found that the actor in the movie is Samson Eluwole, and the video or context of the discussion in the video is unrelated to Jimoh Ibrahim.
EXPLAINER: Participation of PWDs in 2024 Ondo governorship election
The exclusion of people living with disabilities from taking leadership responsibilities in the political landscape has been a global concern which extends to Nigeria. While the United Nations emphasizes the equal rights of PWDs to participate in democratic governance, reports have shown that they are most times not able to exercise their rights to vote...




