Vote Buying Is Fast Becoming A Permanent Feature Of Nigeria’s Electoral Process – Ezenwa Nwagwu

Three Civil Society Organisations that deployed observers for the Ondo State Governorship Election have come out to condemn the vote trading that tainted the polls across the state.

Chairman of the 2024 Ondo Election Mission for Yiaga Africa, Ezenwa Nwagwu recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, political parties and their candidates were actually responsible for the widespread practice of vote buying, and Yiaga Africa observed widespread vote buying across several polling units, which is becoming a permanent feature of our electoral process.

He added that his group strongly condemn this practice as it fosters electoral corruption and political inequality.

His words, “Yiaga Africa observed widespread vote buying across several polling units, which is becoming a permanent feature of our electoral process. We strongly condemn this practice as it fosters electoral corruption and political inequality.

We commend the Department of State Security for arresting an individual allegedly involved in vote trading at the St. Stephen Polling Unit in Ward 4, Akure.

Yiaga Africa holds political parties and their candidates accountable for this persistent issue. They cannot distance themselves from the vote buying that continues to undermine our electoral processes.”

WOW.