The Independent National
Electoral Commission, INEC, says it is ready to curb vote buying by politicians
during elections.
INEC also admitted that
politicians involved in the practice during Saturday’s Ekiti State governorship
election, “were clever,” about it.
Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu the
National Commissioner of INEC and Chair, Legal Services Committee, who spoke to
journalists in Benin City on Wednesday, said that the commission was taking
drastic measures on vote buying, in order to curb the trend during the next
governorship election in Osun State.
“INEC is taking issue of vote
buying very seriously. I am just coming as part of the Supervising National
Commissioner for Ekiti and these things occur,” Agbamuche-Mbu said.
“We are having another conference
on electoral offences. Vote buying is another electoral offence and we are
looking at ways to curb it. Politicians keep trying their best. Politicians
were clever in Ekiti. They have ingenious ways to sort themselves out. We will
go back and review it and see how we can stop vote buying with the best of our
ability.”
“Security agencies were not
involved in the two local governments I supervised. Security agencies did well
in Ekiti. We have to continue to enlighten and educate our electorate. It is to
educate our people for them to realize that their votes count and not all about
money.”
Agbamuche-Mbu also spoke on the
importance of adequate enlightenment and education of the electorate on the
dangers of exchanging their votes for cash.
so you are now BLAMING the poor masses that INEC & politicians are cheating,,,,,, every thing under the sun have it time
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