Nigeria election 2023: Fact-checking claims by the candidates - BBC News

Claims about poverty, unemployment and insecurity feature prominently in this election campaign.

14 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsReality CheckImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Poverty, unemployment and insecurity are among issues that have dominated campaignsBy Reality CheckBBC NewsWith Nigeria's presidential elections looming, candidates seeking to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari have been making claims about key issues.

We have looked at statements by Bola Ahmed Tinubu from the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), as well as by opposition politicians Atiku Abubakar from the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) and the Labour Party's Peter Obi.

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Peter Obi (centre) claims Nigeria has more people in absolute poverty than IndiaMr Obi has taken data from two different sources when making this claim.

The figure for India (16.4%) is taken from the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, released in 2022 with the backing of the UN and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI).

It assesses poverty in more than 100 developing countries, looking at 10 indicators covering health, education and living standards.

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