{"id":2826,"date":"2019-08-19T20:52:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T19:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=2826"},"modified":"2019-08-20T13:18:27","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T12:18:27","slug":"no-kogi-state-does-not-occupy-30354-square-kilometres-of-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/no-kogi-state-does-not-occupy-30354-square-kilometres-of-land\/","title":{"rendered":"NO, Kogi State Does Not Occupy 30,354 Square Kilometres of Land!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CLAIM<\/strong> 1 – That Kogi state occupies 30,354 square kilometres of land <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CLAIM<\/strong> 2 – Kogi state has a population of 4.7 million people<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CONCLUSION<\/strong> – MOSTLY FALSE; the two part statement made by the Kogi State Senator and gubernatorial aspirant, Dino Malaye, is mostly false consequent on the fact that Kogi state currently occupies 29,833 square kilometres of land and there is insufficient data available on its current population.<\/p>\n\n\n

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FULL STORY:<\/b><\/h4>\n

With the upcoming governorship elections around the corner, indigenes are keeping their eyes and ears peeled for promises by aspirants. Such is the case with Senator Dino Melaye. On the 31st of July, the Senator representing Kogi Central Constituency who happens to also be a Governorship Aspirant caught the attention of the media with a singular statement.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI will operate Kogi like an independent country. Kogi occupies 30,354 square kilometres of land, with a population of about 4.7 million people<\/em>,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

A media interaction organized by the Kogi state Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) for governorship aspirants in Lokoja <\/span>reported<\/span><\/a>. However, what was of interest was the assertion that the state occupied 30,354 square kilometres and has a population of 4.7 million people.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kogi state is one of the states slated to have its governorship elections in November and political activities has kicked off in the state. To this end, this fact check is necessary to ensure that the public is well informed about the claims of their political aspirants and other popular figures; one of which is Dino Melaye, a Nigerian politician, Senator and member of the 8th National Assembly, representing Kogi West Senatorial district. Dino is also a member of the People\u2019s Democratic Party. He is currently the Chairman of the Senate Committee in F.C.T. <\/span><\/p>\n

Verification of Claims:<\/b><\/h4>\n

Having conducted research on the subject, it was found that<\/a><\/span> Kogi <\/span>state actually occupies a total of 29,833 square kilometres. This of course renders the <\/span>first claim <\/b>to be FALSE. It is worth noting that although <\/span>Wikipedia <\/span><\/i>is<\/span> not the most reputable source, their reliability with respect to statistical data of this sort is well known.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is also worth noting the limitations to determining the veracity of the second claim. With the latest national census being held as far back as 2006, population projection analytics had to be consulted. <\/span>Data<\/span><\/a> from the census (2006) put Kogi state at a population of 3,313,043. Population projection data found in the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and information on Kogi state <\/span>website<\/span><\/a> further showed that as at 2016, the state is expected to have a population of 4,473,490. <\/span><\/p>\n

Considering that most of the available data on the subject are either outdated or at best, calculated guesses, the veracity of the claim remains in question. Regardless, we are certainly not saying it is admissible. This is because the Senator would not have verifiable data to make such an assertion.<\/span><\/p>\n

[A message was sent to the Senator via his Facebook pages to know the source of his claim. And, as at the time of filing this report, we can confirm the read receipt; but still no official response<\/em>.]<\/span><\/p>\n

Conclusion:<\/b> <\/span><\/h4>\n

The two part statement made by the Kogi State Senator and gubernatorial aspirant, Dino Malaye is mostly false. This is consequent on the fact that Kogi state currently occupies 29,833 square kilometres of land and there is insufficient data available on its current population.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This fact-check was done by a Dubawa Fact-checking Fellow in collaboration with The Nation, the second-most-read newspaper in Nigeria according to a 2011 report by The Advertisers\u2019 Association of Nigeria. To see this article and others, check out: <\/em>https:\/\/thenationonlineng.net\/no-kogi-state-does-not-occupy-30354-sq-kilometres-of-land\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CLAIM 1 – That Kogi state occupies 30,354 square kilometres of land  CLAIM 2 – Kogi state has a population of 4.7 million people CONCLUSION – MOSTLY FALSE; the two part statement made by the Kogi State Senator and gubernatorial aspirant, Dino Malaye, is mostly false consequent on the fact that Kogi state currently occupies 29,833 square kilometres of land and there is insufficient data available on its current population.   FULL STORY: With the upcoming governorship elections around the corner, indigenes are keeping their eyes and ears peeled for promises by aspirants. Such is the case with Senator Dino Melaye. On the 31st of July, the Senator representing Kogi Central Constituency who happens to also be a Governorship Aspirant caught the attention of the media with a singular statement. \u201cI will operate Kogi like an independent country. Kogi occupies 30,354 square kilometres of land, with a population of about 4.7 million people,\u201d he said. A media interaction organized by the Kogi state Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) for governorship aspirants in Lokoja reported. However, what was of interest was the assertion that the state occupied 30,354 square kilometres and has a population of 4.7 million people. Kogi state is one of the states slated to have its governorship elections in November and political activities has kicked off in the state. To this end, this fact check is necessary to ensure that the public is well informed about the claims of their political aspirants and other popular figures; one of which is Dino Melaye, a Nigerian politician, Senator and member of the 8th National Assembly, representing Kogi West Senatorial district. Dino is also a member of the People\u2019s Democratic Party. He is currently the Chairman of the Senate Committee in F.C.T.  Verification of Claims: Having conducted research on the subject, it was found that Kogi state actually occupies a total of 29,833 square kilometres. This of course renders the first claim to be FALSE. It is worth noting that although Wikipedia is not the most reputable source, their reliability with respect to statistical data of this sort is well known. It is also worth noting the limitations to determining the veracity of the second claim. With the latest national census being held as far back as 2006, population projection analytics had to be consulted. Data from the census (2006) put Kogi state at a population of 3,313,043. Population projection data found in the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and information on Kogi state website further showed that as at 2016, the state is expected to have a population of 4,473,490. Considering that most of the available data on the subject are either outdated or at best, calculated guesses, the veracity of the claim remains in question. Regardless, we are certainly not saying it is admissible. This is because the Senator would not have verifiable data to make such an assertion. [A message was sent to the Senator via his Facebook pages to know the source of his claim. And, as at the time of filing this report, we can confirm the read receipt; but still no official response.] Conclusion:  The two part statement made by the Kogi State Senator and gubernatorial aspirant, Dino Malaye is mostly false. This is consequent on the fact that Kogi state currently occupies 29,833 square kilometres of land and there is insufficient data available on its current population. This fact-check was done by a Dubawa Fact-checking Fellow in collaboration with The Nation, the second-most-read newspaper in Nigeria according to a 2011 report by The Advertisers\u2019 Association of Nigeria. To see this article and others, check out: https:\/\/thenationonlineng.net\/no-kogi-state-does-not-occupy-30354-sq-kilometres-of-land\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2647,"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":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_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":[16],"tags":[347],"verdict":[],"ppma_author":[890],"class_list":["post-2826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-featured"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R6dE-JA","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":890,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"justina-asishana","display_name":"Justina Asishana","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Justina-Asishana.png","url2x":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Justina-Asishana.png"},"author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"Asishana","first_name":"Justina","job_title":"","description":"Justina Asishana<\/strong> is the Niger state correspondent for The Nation Newspaper, Nigeria's foremost nationwide daily and online newspaper. 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