{"id":16149,"date":"2023-09-29T17:19:39","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T16:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=16149"},"modified":"2023-10-01T00:49:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T23:49:27","slug":"image-of-the-newly-constructed-roundabout-is-emelogu-aba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/image-of-the-newly-constructed-roundabout-is-emelogu-aba\/","title":{"rendered":"Image of the newly-constructed roundabout is Emelogu, Aba"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Claim: <\/strong>The newly constructed roundabout is not in Aba<\/p>\n\n\n

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Verdict: <\/strong>Our findings from newspaper reports, Google Earth, and the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation revealed that the structure is Emelogu Road in Aba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Text<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Abia State, a place in the southeast region of Nigeria, has begun to witness tremendous transformations and rehabilitations<\/a> in both her social and infrastructural developments thanks to her newly elected governor, Alex Otti. Mr Otti won<\/a> the state\u2019s top political seat on the Labour Party (LP) platform in the March 18, 2023<\/a> gubernatorial elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In light of these developments, a Facebook user, who identifies as Igbo Times Magazine, expressed<\/a> doubts about the pictorial representation of one of the towns, Aba, where rehabilitation occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis road can never be Aba. We bet with our left head this cannot be Aba.\u201d Part of the claim read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The post attracted 589 reactions, including 389 comments, and was shared 28 times as of Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was observed that a good number of online users disagreed with the post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s Emelogu Road! Otti is the messiah of Aba,\u201d Promise Prince Emmanuel wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is 100% Aba,\u201d Clement Goodluck also wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the controversy generated by the post, DUBAWA decided to fact-check the claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verification<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We made a keyword search on some of the roads newly constructed by Governor Otti and came across a Vanguard newspaper report<\/a>. The report<\/a> names Emelogu, Shalom, and Cemetery roads as the projects recently commissioned by the governor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further searches linked us to a New Telegraph report mentioning that all three roads are in Aba. It also added a picture of a road roundabout quite similar to the one posted by the claimant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of the roads commissioned by Governor Otti Photo Source: New Telegraph<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Consequently, we conducted a geolocation search on Google Earth with the names of the roads reported in the paper. We could link the said road’s location with Emelogu Road, Aba. The satellite image provided<\/a> by Google Earth shows a similar road structure to that of the image in question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Geolocation of Emelogu Road, Aba Photo Source: Google Earth<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Also, the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation published<\/a> <\/strong>a report informing on the newly constructed roads commissioned by Governor Otti, including Emelogu, Shallom, and Cemetery roads. The pictures presented in the publication<\/a>, include an improved rehabilitation of a road roundabout similar to the one portrayed by Google Earth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pictures of the road commissioning Photo Source: Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The claim is false. Findings from newspaper reports, Google Earth, and the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation identify the Emelogu road in Aba.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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