Though the governorship and house of assembly elections in Rivers State started relatively earlier on Saturday March 18 2023 than the presidential and national assembly elections that took place on February 25, 2023, it was bogged down by several issues. The turnout was generally low. Many of the voters that turned out to vote during…
Vote Buying: How Voters Went for Highest Bidder in Ogun
The governorship and State Assembly poll in Ogun State was characterised by massive buying of votes by some party officials.In most of the polling units visited under Ifo local government area of Ogun State, it was observed that vote buying was not done in secret as some of the voters went for the highest bidder.TELL…
Vote Buying in Mushin
Despite all warnings and campaigns against vote buying, some party agents were sighted giving voters between N500 and N1, 000 in the Mushin area of Lagos. According to some of the voters at Unit 32, Ward 7, Mushin LGA APC paid them N1, 000 while accord offered N500.