CLAIM: A TikTok user, @brodabanter_backup_page, claimed three governorship candidates have withdrawn their candidacy for Aiyedatiwa. The claim also appeared on Facebook here.
FINDINGS: The NFC found credible news reports from November 14 corroborating the claim. Ebenezer Adeniyan, the chief press secretary (CPS) to the Ondo governor, Aiyedatiwa, confirmed that the candidates had backed the governor. The candidates are Ajibola Falaye of the Accord Party (AP), Jenyo Ataunoko of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), and Olaide Ibrahim, the deputy candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
VERDICT: CORRECT
SOURCES: The Cable & The Guardian
DATE: 16/11/2024
FACTCHECK AUTHOR: Muktar Balogun
EDITORS: Lois UGBEDE & Opeyemi Kehinde