BREAKING: FACT CHECK!!! INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu Is Dead?

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.

The false claim also appeared here, here, here, here, here and here.