Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says it has arrested three individuals for alleged vote buying during Saturday’s Anambra State governorship election. In a statement posted on its official X account, the EFCC identified the suspects as Emeka Ilokasia, arrested at Ward 2, Njikoka Local Government; Nwachukwu Loretta, arrested at Ward […]
Philip Clement, Abuja Experts in Nigeria’s socio-political sphere have lend their voices to demand an end to vote buying and the need for political leaders to deliver dividends of democracy to Nigerians. They stated this during the unveiling of ‘FixPolitics’ campaign which held virtually. Lead convener of the campaign, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili says the idea […]
A coalition of over 70 human rights organizations, under the aegis of Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, (NCCSR) has raised alarm on how votes are now being commercialized in Nigeria. The Co-convener of the coalition and Executive Director, Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre, Clement Nwankwo, on Monday, September 21, said, “The menace of vote trading, […]
Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two suspected electoral offenders for their involvement in vote-buying during the Federal House of Representatives rerun election in Ogun State on Saturday. The commission’s spokesperson, Mr Tony Orilade, in a statement on Monday, said that the suspects (names withheld) were arrested at the Odomowo […]
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government of playing politics with the palliative monetary incentive to market women and traders. He specifically accused Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of dubiously manipulating Nigerian Electorate ahead of 2019 with the ‘trader moni’ to canvass votes for the APC candidate, President […]
Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega has said the current leadership of the Commission has made significant and commendable progress since taking over in November 2015. Jega who spoke as a keynote speaker at the National Judicial Institute in a paper titled, “Towards Elections with Integrity in 2019, Challenges and […]