{"id":1484731,"date":"2022-05-19T16:45:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T20:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1484731"},"modified":"2022-05-19T16:46:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T20:46:08","slug":"fact-check-is-a-dutch-man-campaigning-for-governor-of-nigerias-plateau-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-is-a-dutch-man-campaigning-for-governor-of-nigerias-plateau-state\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Is A Dutch Man Campaigning For Governor Of Nigeria\u2019s Plateau State?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-is-a-dutch-man-campaigning-for-governor-of-nigerias-plateau-state%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1484731&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/788353184535286\/photos\/a.881298888574048\/5087632687940626\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook post<\/a> claims a Dutch man named Wieber Boer is running for governor in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7432484\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7432484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook\/Screenshot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><span>Verdict: False<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Boer refuted this rumor. There is no evidence he is running for any Nigerian office.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s Plateau State will select a new governor during the country\u2019s upcoming 2023 general election, according to Nigerian news outlet the <a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/2023-plateau-pdp-clears-ex-minister-18-others-for-gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Punch<\/a>. An image shared on Facebook claims a Dutch man named Wieber Boer, who allegedly goes by Yohanna Maigona in Nigeria, has decided to run for the position.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook image appears to show a campaign ad for the alleged candidate. \u201cA Dutch International has declared interest in contesting for governor of Plateau state.\u201d reads text included in the image. \u201cHis real name is Wieber Boer, he\u2019s a dutch. Yohanna Maigona is his Nigerian name.\u201d\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/03\/09\/fact-check-vladimir-putin-nigeria-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Did Vladimir Putin Threaten To Attack Nigeria?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The image is digitally fabricated. Boer, who is Dutch, is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.all-on.com\/who-we-are\/our-team\/dr-wiebe-boer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CEO<\/a> of All-On, a company with a mission to \u201cincrease access to commercial energy products and services for under-served and un-served off-grid energy markets in Nigeria, with a special focus on the Niger Delta,\u201d according to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.all-on.com\/who-we-are.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>. There are no credible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=%22Wiebe+Boer%22+governor&#038;oq=%22Wiebe+Boer%22+governor&#038;aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160l2.6975j0j7&#038;sourceid=chrome&#038;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news reports<\/a> about him showing interest in running for political office in the country or taking steps to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Boer addressed the rumor in a May 11 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/wiebe-boer-ph-d-876448_it-has-come-to-my-attention-that-posters-activity-6929399555834712064-VsnG\/?utm_source=linkedin_share&#038;utm_medium=member_desktop_web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a> post, writing, \u201cI am categorically stating that I have no intention of running for political office in Nigeria, and I am not eligible to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that he was born to Dutch missionaries in Jos, Nigeria, and has spent the past 12 years in the Nigerian city of Lagos. He concluded by stating he is a \u201cstaunch believer\u201d in the country\u2019s potential and would support its development \u201cfrom the sidelines.\u201d His alma mater, Michigan\u2019s Calvin University, recently <a href=\"https:\/\/calvin.edu\/news\/archive\/calvin-university-appoints-dr-wiebe-boer-as-next-president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">appointed<\/a> him to be the school\u2019s next president.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time misinformation about Nigeria has spread online. Check Your Fact <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/10\/14\/fact-check-nigeria-donating-600-million-bidens-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/10\/14\/fact-check-nigeria-donating-600-million-bidens-campaign\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1653014652572000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3zDj0g9TwuUjrja7UzeYgO\">debunked<\/a> a claim in October 2020 that alleged Nigeria\u2019s government gave then-U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden\u2019s campaign $600 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Facebook post claims a Dutch man named Wieber Boer is running for governor in Nigeria.Facebook\/ScreenshotVerdict: False Boer refuted this rumor. 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