Claim: Deputy presidential press secretary has said, President Joseph Boakai’s government “has put more money in the budget for agriculture in 2 years than the CDC did in 5 years combined.” Verdict: Misleading. DUBAWA’s analysis of the budget data shows that CDC’s total budget sum for agriculture in five years was $27,174,605, while President Boakai’s …
Anambra Election: 6 misconceptions about BVAS and IReV voters should know
Full Text Elections in Nigeria have always been defined by controversies. Electoral malpractice, ranging from ballot snatching to result sheet manipulations, has persistently plagued our democracy. However, in 2015, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) introduced the Smart Card Reader, which sought to verify voters electronically for the first time. It was far from perfect. …
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