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CLAIM: A viral press statement claims the Labour Party’s Olumide Akpata has withdrawn from Saturday’s governorship election and endorsed the PDP’s candidate. It is being shared on Facebook and X.
FINDINGS: Checks show the statement was forged using one of the public statements released and signed by Mr. Akpata. The statement also carries two different dates. On the upper part reads 20th September 2024, while the bottom part reads July 29, 2024.
Zekeri Idris Junior, head of the Labour Party’s campaign media team, told NFC that the viral statement was not authored by Akpata noting that the claim is false. He added that the party’s candidate is still in the race.
VERDICT: INCORRECT
SOURCE: Labour Party’s campaign media team
