In years past, elections in Nigeria were characterised by ballot box snatching, violence and falsification of results, but with the introduction of technology and improvement in election security, political parties and politicians have adopted vote buying as a strategy to emerge victorious at the poll. With over 80 million Nigerians living in extreme poverty (less […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - Three persons have been arrested by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission for alleged vote-buying. The suspects are Jimoh Kazeem, Adeyemo Bahir, and Abidogun Ismail. They were arrested at Polling Unit 002, Ward 2, Ababu, Isale Osun, Osogbo. Meanwhile, CLEEN Foundation alleged that security agents deployed for Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State,