A TWEET alleging that Lekan Badmus, the Personal Assistant to the Commissioner for Special Duties in Osun State has been caught with thumb-printed ballot papers in Ward 2, Osogbo Local Government Area of the state has circulated online.

The claim archived here and here stated that Lekan Badmus was caught with thumb-printed ballot in Osun State.

THE CLAIM

That Lekan Badmus, the Personal Assistant to the Commissioner for Special Duties in Osun State was caught with thumb-printed ballot papers.

THE FINDINGS

Findings by The FactCheckHub show that the claim is FALSE.

Lekan Badmus is the current Osun State Commissioner for Regional Integration and Special Duties, not a personal assistant.

He was one of the commissioners appointed by the current Osun State governor, Gboyega Oyetola in September 2019.

Similarly, the commissioner, in a statement published by the Nigerian Tribune, said the claim is false.

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THE VERDICT

The claim that the personal assistant to the Commissioner for Special Duty in Osun state was caught with a thumb-printed ballot is FALSE.

Niyi OYEDEJI

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'Niyi worked with The ICIR as an Investigative Reporter and Fact-checker from 2020 till September 2022. You can shoot him an email via [email protected]. You can as well follow him on Twitter via @niyi_oyedeji.