The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has refuted rumours circulating on social media about the alleged death of its Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu. Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja, dismissed the reports, describing it as”fake news.” According to Oyekanmi, the commission’s attention was drawn to a fabricated story being circulated on social media, claiming that Professor Yakubu had passed away in a London hospital. He noted that the false narrative first surfaced on Monday, 9th December. “We hereby…
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