LEGIT
The claim that Vice President Kashim Shettima said N8,000 can change the life of a Nigerian youth has been found to exist only on social media.
Some news blogs and social media accounts have posted pictures of Shettima with the caption, “N8,000 can change the life of a youth who knows what he is doing.”
The post generated a lot of reactions and attracted several negative comments Shettima.
As reported by a fact-checking platform, Dubawa, one of such negative comment was from an X user, Kolawole Abisagbo (@excollboss).
Abisagbo registered his displeasure, describing the comment as a sad commentary from the vice president.
A keyword search revealed that no credible news channel reported that Shettima made the statement.
The fact-checking platform also reported that checks on Shettima’s social media pages on X and Facebook show no post or story related to the claim.
The video of Shettima posted by Naija Latest Gist also had no connection with the “N8,000 can change the life of a youth who knows what he is doing,”
The narration mentioned that no video or evidence confirms that Shettima made the statement.
Blogs and social media handles where the claim was found provided no evidence that Shettima made the statement.
