A 21-year-old first-time voter, Chinyere Aniwetalu, on Saturday admitted that she was paid to vote at Nteje Ward 1, Amuda Village Square Polling Unit 12, in the ongoing Anambra governorship election.
Chinyere, who spoke in Igbo language, confirmed receiving
money but declined to disclose how much or who paid her.
“I was paid to vote,” she said, smiling, but quickly added
that she was happy to finally participate in an election after years of waiting
to reach voting age.
She explained that she could not vote in the 2023 general
election because she did not have a Permanent Voter’s Card, PVC,then.
“I just got my PVC this year, and I’m happy to use it
today,” she said.
At the polling unit, most of the voting had been completed
as of mid-day, with several voters seen loitering around waiting for the
sorting of ballots.
INEC officials at the centre told journalists that the
process started early at about 8:00 a.m. and had been smooth so far, though
they were still expecting more voters to turn up before the close of polls.
The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA,
Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, remains a top contender for the governorship poll.
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