{"id":20409,"date":"2024-10-09T18:26:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T17:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=20409"},"modified":"2024-10-09T18:26:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T17:26:39","slug":"false-inec-rec-not-wearing-tinubus-signature-cap-as-alleged-by-facebook-user","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/false-inec-rec-not-wearing-tinubus-signature-cap-as-alleged-by-facebook-user\/","title":{"rendered":"False! INEC REC not wearing Tinubu\u2019s signature cap as alleged by Facebook user"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Claim: A Facebook user claims<\/a> INEC\u2019s REC in Rivers State was wearing Bola Tinubu\u2019s cap.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Verdict: False. The alleged image of INEC\u2019s REC in Rivers State, Johnson Alalibo, is the image of the All Progressives Congress\u2019 Rivers State\u2019s chairman, Tony Okocha, who was making a public address amidst the political rift between the electoral commission and the political parties.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Amidst the political rift<\/a> between the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and some political parties in Rivers State during its local government election, a Facebook<\/a> user, Umar Abba Danfatoma Jnr<\/a>, alleged that INEC\u2019s Resident Electoral Commission (REC) in Rivers State, Johnson Alalibo, is wearing President Bola Tinubu\u2019s signature cap. This allegation suggests some form of bias on the side of the electoral officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahead of the Rivers State Local Government Area (LGA) election, there was a political disagreement between INEC and some political parties in the State over the former\u2019s refusal to release the voters\u2019 register for the Oct. 5, 2024 LGA election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRivers State INEC commissioner wearing Bola Tinubu\u2019s cap,\u201d the claimant wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Facebook post on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, has gained 20 likes and two comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to political tensions that currently hold sway in Rivers State and the need to erode every form of misinformation and disinformation around the elections, DUBAWA decided to fact-check the claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

DUBAWA conducted a keyword search and came across the video the claimant may have used to capture the alleged image of INEC\u2019s REC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Arise News<\/a> YouTube channel posted a video on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, highlighting the existing political tension between the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) and some of the state’s political parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The news channel outlined some of the contending issues preceding the local government elections on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, including a Rivers State High Court ordering the electoral commission to release the voter register ahead of the elections and a Federal High Court in Abuja giving a contrary verdict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It further reported INEC\u2019s REC, Mr Alalibo, explaining the commission\u2019s refusal to release the voter register following the Federal High Court\u2019s injunction not to and the All Progressives Congress (APC)\u2019s factional leader in the State, Tony Okocha, refusal to go ahead with the local government elections in light of the injunction by the Federal High Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DUBAWA took screen grabs of the actual image of INEC\u2019s REC in River State, which was not the image peddled on social media. We further discovered that the image shared on social media as the purported image of INEC\u2019s REC wearing the president\u2019s signature cap is actually the Rivers State factional leader, Mr Okocha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Screenshot of Arise News video coverage on INEC\u2019s REC, Johnson Alalibo\u2019s public address on the voter register saga.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Alleged INEC\u2019s REC wearing President Tinubu’s cap is actually APC Rivers State factional leader Tony Okocha.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Television Continental (TVC)<\/a> also reported a similar detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Screenshot of Rivers State factional leader, Tony Okocha, addressing news outlets on boycotting the Oct. 5 local government election over Federal High Court injunction.\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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

The image is a false representation of INEC\u2019s REC in Rivers State. A credible news report reveals him to be Rivers State APC factional leader Tony Okocha.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Claim: A Facebook user claims INEC\u2019s REC in Rivers State was wearing Bola Tinubu\u2019s cap. Verdict: False. The alleged image of INEC\u2019s REC in Rivers State, Johnson Alalibo, is the image of the All Progressives Congress\u2019 Rivers State\u2019s chairman, Tony Okocha, who was making a public address amidst the political rift between the electoral commission and the political parties. Full Text Amidst the political rift between the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and some political parties in Rivers State during its local government election, a Facebook user, Umar Abba Danfatoma Jnr, alleged that INEC\u2019s Resident Electoral Commission (REC) in Rivers State, Johnson Alalibo, is wearing President Bola Tinubu\u2019s signature cap. This allegation suggests some form of bias on the side of the electoral officer.  Ahead of the Rivers State Local Government Area (LGA) election, there was a political disagreement between INEC and some political parties in the State over the former\u2019s refusal to release the voters\u2019 register for the Oct. 5, 2024 LGA election. \u201cRivers State INEC commissioner wearing Bola Tinubu\u2019s cap,\u201d the claimant wrote. The Facebook post on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, has gained 20 likes and two comments. Due to political tensions that currently hold sway in Rivers State and the need to erode every form of misinformation and disinformation around the elections, DUBAWA decided to fact-check the claim. Verification DUBAWA conducted a keyword search and came across the video the claimant may have used to capture the alleged image of INEC\u2019s REC. The Arise News YouTube channel posted a video on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, highlighting the existing political tension between the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) and some of the state’s political parties. The news channel outlined some of the contending issues preceding the local government elections on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, including a Rivers State High Court ordering the electoral commission to release the voter register ahead of the elections and a Federal High Court in Abuja giving a contrary verdict. It further reported INEC\u2019s REC, Mr Alalibo, explaining the commission\u2019s refusal to release the voter register following the Federal High Court\u2019s injunction not to and the All Progressives Congress (APC)\u2019s factional leader in the State, Tony Okocha, refusal to go ahead with the local government elections in light of the injunction by the Federal High Court. DUBAWA took screen grabs of the actual image of INEC\u2019s REC in River State, which was not the image peddled on social media. We further discovered that the image shared on social media as the purported image of INEC\u2019s REC wearing the president\u2019s signature cap is actually the Rivers State factional leader, Mr Okocha. Television Continental (TVC) also reported a similar detail. Conclusion The image is a false representation of INEC\u2019s REC in Rivers State. A credible news report reveals him to be Rivers State APC factional leader Tony Okocha.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"hannibal_claim_source":"","hannibal_source_label":"","hannibal_card_color":"blue","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"default","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[1571,437,3812,3815,16],"tags":[],"verdict":[],"ppma_author":[3699],"class_list":["post-20409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fact-check","category-facebook-checks","category-headline","category-homepage","category-politics"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R6dE-5jb","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":3699,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"cole-praise","display_name":"Cole Praise","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7934b84f51e2c1f4c1e77cce93c223ac97cc2da29198aa9141fd944b0407bb2d?s=96&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"","first_name":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tinubu-cap.png?fit=811%2C597&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20409"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20411,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20409\/revisions\/20411"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20409"},{"taxonomy":"verdict","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verdict?post=20409"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=20409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}