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Goodluck Jonathan incorrect about off-cycle elections’ data

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CLAIM: After casting his vote in Bayelsa on Saturday, Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan claimed that seven Nigerian states hold off-cycle elections.

FINDING: Eight states in Nigeria operate on an off-cycle calendar owing to election petition tribunal rulings. The states include Anambra, Ondo, Edo, Bayelsa, Kogi, Osun, Ekiti, and Imo.

Goodluck Jonathan incorrect about off-cycle elections' data

VERDICT: False

SOURCES: Civic Hive and CDD 

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