{"id":20159,"date":"2024-09-22T14:05:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T13:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=20159"},"modified":"2024-09-22T20:49:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T19:49:55","slug":"post-edo-election-fact-checks-edo-2024-governorship-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/post-edo-election-fact-checks-edo-2024-governorship-election\/","title":{"rendered":"POST EDO ELECTION FACT-CHECKS: Edo 2024 Governorship Election\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CLAIM 1: <\/strong>An X user, @unlimitedeniola, posted<\/a> <\/strong>that INEC has moved the declaration of results for the Edo elections to another location while allowing only APC agents access to the location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINDINGS: <\/strong>Collation has yet to begin as of the time of this post. <\/strong>Daily Trust<\/a> reported that collation is yet to start at the state head office of INEC in Benin, Edo State as of 10:44 am on Sunday despite promises<\/a> by Dr. Anugbum Onuoha, INEC\u2019s Resident Electoral Commissioner, who said that the collation would kick off by 10 am. Similarly, Premium Times reported<\/a> that INEC moved the commencement of the election collation to 11 am, not the location.<\/p>\n\n\n

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VERDICT: INCORRECT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOURCES: <\/strong>Daily Trust, Premium Times<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CLAIM 2<\/strong>: An X user, @hon_sadiq claimed<\/a> that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) held a press conference and announced Edo election results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINDINGS: Checks by the NFC show that the PDP leadership addressed the press in the early hours of Sunday, Sept 22 in Benin city, Edo state. During the press conference, the governor of Adamawa state, Ahmadu Fintiri reeled out <\/a>results reportedly collated by the agents of the party in some Local Government Areas of the state. However,  he later clarified<\/a> that he did not announce results but only informed the public of the exact figures from the party’s agents. <\/p>\n\n\n

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VERDICT: CORRECT <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOURCES: <\/strong>PulseNG, The Cable<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CLAIM 3: <\/strong>An X user, @emmaikumeh, claimed<\/a> the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has won 4 out 5 Local Government Areas in Edo Central which include Esan South-East, Igueben, Esan North East, Esan West and Esan Central LGAs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINDINGS<\/strong>:  Checks by NFC showed that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) won Esan South East<\/a>, Esan North East<\/a> and Igueben<\/a> LGAs in Edo Central Senatorial District of the state. However, the All Progressives Congress (APC) won both the Esan Central<\/a> and Esan West<\/a> LGAs. <\/p>\n\n\n

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VERDICT: INCORRECT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOURCES:<\/strong> Daily Trust, Channels TV<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CLAIM 4: <\/strong>An X user, @linhsense1<\/a>, claimed<\/a> that the APC is leading with 212,442 votes after the collation of governorship election results from 15 out of 18 LGAs in Edo state. The tweet was made at 2:13 pm, a few minutes before the 16th LGA\u2019s result was announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINDINGS: <\/strong>Before the 16th LGA was announced, the total sum of results from 15 out of 18 LGAs stood at<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n