BREAKING: FACT CHECK!!! INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu Is Dead?—-As a well-known figure, Yakubu’s death would have been widely reported by trustworthy local and international media.
The absence of any credible news reports suggests that this is a death hoax.
Rotimi Oyekanmi, spokesperson for Inec, told Newsmen that Yakubu was well.
“The Inec chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, is alive, hale and hearty,” Oyekanmi said.
We also found a video of a TV interview in which Yakubu commented on Ghana’s elections on 7 December 2024.
Death hoaxes targeting public figures are a form of misinformation. They exploit public attention and can cause confusion.
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