“A claim that Nigeria’s debt has more than doubled from N12 trillion in 2015, to N24.9 trillion in 2019.”
Atiku Abubakar
Nigeria’s ex-Vice President. Claim dated 12 Jul 2019.
DUBAWA rated thisFalse, although the figure is close to N24 trillion
In short
Atiku Abubakar (Nigeria’s ex-Vice President) made this claim around 12 July 2019. DUBAWA (Nigeria) looked into it and published its finding on 25 July 2019, 13 days later. Its rating was “False, although the figure is close to N24 trillion”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/Atiku.org/?epa=SEARCH_BOX
Links recorded by DUBAWA. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by DUBAWA, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.