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.
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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 and not a personal assistant.
He was one of the commissioners appointed by the current Osun State governor, Gboyega Oyetola in September 2019.
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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 thumb-printed ballot is FALSE.
