Tag: vote buying

  • 2023 Election: INEC vows to track campaign finances, vote buying

    2023 Election: INEC vows to track campaign finances, vote buying

      The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will work with relevant stakeholders to track campaign finances, vote buying and other anomalies before, during and after the general elections. INEC Administrative Secretary , Mrs Hauwa Kangiwa in Sokoto State, said this at a stakeholders meeting on Monday in Sokoto. She assured that all updates…

  • EkitiDecides: NSCDC nabs two for thuggery, vote buying

    EkitiDecides: NSCDC nabs two for thuggery, vote buying

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC has arrested two people in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state capital following separate attempts to induce voters and cause violence. Director, Public Relations at the Corps’ National Headquarters, DCC Olusola Odumosu disclosed this in a preliminary statement issued Saturday in Ado Ekiti. “Two persons have been arrested in…

  • Yakubu Dogora Accuses Buhari, Osinbajo of Vote Buying, Voters Inducement

    Yakubu Dogora Accuses Buhari, Osinbajo of Vote Buying, Voters Inducement

    Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Yakubu Dogara, has condemned the distribution of cash to the public very close to general elections by public officials, saying no matter how noble the intent may be, such endeavors amount to vote buying and inducement, which is a clear case of corruption. Delivering remarks at a…