AS the gubernatorial election holds today in Edo state misleading images have flooded the internet.

One of such images has the logo of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) displayed at a prominent position showing the picture of a candidate and his deputy.

It also showed data that the unemployment rate in Edo has dropped from 25.1 percent in the third quarter of 2018 to 19 percent in the second quarter of 2020.

The image also has an unemployment rate for other South-South states.

THE CLAIM:

That the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) designed the infographic with a political party logo showing the unemployment rate for Edo state for the third quarter of 2018 and the second quarter of 2019.

THE FINDINGS:

Edo State is one of the states that hold off-season elections in the country. The Gubernatorial election in the state does not follow the timetable for the country’s general election.

One of the front-line contenders among the candidates for the Edo 2020 election is Godwin Obaseki, a former member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who is also the incumbent governor of the state. He is now the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the election. Obaseki became governor in 2016 through the APC platform.

The other contender is Osagie Ize-Iyamu who is the candidate of the APC. He was the candidate for the PDP in the Edo 2016 election.

The NBS is the national body saddled with the responsibility of coordinating, researching and producing official statistics for Nigeria. In carrying out its duty, it is expected to be non-partisan. Therefore, having the PDP logo on an infographic being circulated days to an election in Edo state was a red flag.

READ MORE: https://www.icirnigeria.org/edo-election-misleading-images-flood-the-internet/

And this media/blogger reached conclusion just when the election is still on?

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Hungry bloggers every where, they can post any Rubbish ba.