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FG Reveals Biggest Threat to 2023 Elections

Tapre Timine
Tapre Timine
Published: June 15, 2025
Last updated: June 15, 2025
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has revealed the biggest threat to the 2023 elections.

Mohammed, who made the revelation at the ministerial scorecard presentation of the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola in Abuja, said fake news was “capable of hampering the success of the polls.”

According to him, fake news has been targeted at the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

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The minister then warned parties against peddling fake news to lure voters come 2023 polls.

He said:

“Let me say that the increasing resort to fake news and disinformation by a section of the media is becoming a great threat to the success of the 2023 general election.

“It is generally assumed that thuggery, insecurity, vote buying, attack on INEC facilities, etc, are the biggest threats to the elections.

‘’But fake news and disinformation constitute an equally-potent threat, because they are capable of hampering the success of the polls.

” In recent times, we have all witnessed how a letter purportedly from INEC was used to cast aspersions on the candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).

“Shortly after that, the death of an innocent man was turned to a political tool to further attack the same APC candidate.

“Of course, there have been other cases similar to the two I have just enumerated. This is a dangerous development which must be nipped in the bud.

” If the opposition has suddenly realised that they cannot match the ruling party in a free and fair election, and have thus decided to weaponize fake news and disinformation, the media should not allow itself to be used for that nefarious purpose.

” Since launching our national campaign against fake news, disinformation and hate speech, in 2018, our strategy has been to use persuasion and enlightenment, rather than coercion.

”And that was why we partnered with a number of media houses for the campaign. But it would seem as if that is not deterring those who are bent on using these (fake news and disinformation) as tools of destabilization, destruction and distortion.”

Mohammed hence warned purveyors of fake news to stop or face the wrath of the government.

He again said:

“We have all seen the damage done to elections in other climes by fake news and disinformation.

“No government will sit by and allow anyone or any organisation to use fake news and disinformation to sow the seeds of discord.

“We are therefore compelled to warn the purveyors of fake news and disinformation, especially in the run-up to next year’s elections, to stop forthwith. Enough is enough.”

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