Tag: Vote Buying
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EFCC arrests 14 suspected vote buyers with N11 million in Imo, Bayelsa, Kogi
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 14 suspected vote buyers in Otueke, Adawari playgrounds in Bayelsa and at various polling units in Imo and Kogi.
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Soludo did not spend N3.5bn on vote buying – Aide
Mr. Christian Aburime, Press Secretary to Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra, has debunked rumours making round that his principal spent a whooping N3.5 billion to execute the March 18 House of Assembly election in the State. Aburime, in a statement issued in Awka on Monday, described the piece of information as satanic,
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EFCC arrests, parades 19 for vote-buying in Kwara
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday in Ilorin paraded 19 suspected vote buyers arrested during the Governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state. The Acting Zonal Head of EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office, Michael Nzekwe, said that
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Guber Polls: EFCC to prosecute vote buyers – Uwujaren
For today’s Gubernatorial and State Assembly election in the country, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, has given its men the go-ahead to storm polling units to arrest and prosecute anyone involved in vote buying.
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EFCC arrests 17 suspects over vote buying
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission ( EFCC) have arrested 17 people suspected of vote buying in Katsina and Kano States. The EFCC Kano Zonal Commander, Farul Dogondaji told NAN in a telephone interview that 16 of the suspects were arrested in Kano and one in Katsina state.
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Nigeria Decides: What happens when you sell your vote – Catholic Bishop
A Catholic cleric, Bishop Michael Ukpong, has advised Nigerians who will partake in the forthcoming elections to resist the temptation to sell their votes, no matter the amount of financial inducement.
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2023 Election Colloquium: Nigerians are building structure for Labour Party – Onifade
Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, Diran Onifade, one of the spokesmen for Peter Obi’s campaign organisation has stressed that Labour Party does not have a structure across the nation but that Nigerians are building a structure for the party.
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INEC warns against PVC purchase, hints on identity theft
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned anyone buying Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2023 general election to desist, noting that identity theft may deprive many Nigerians from voting. The commission said such people are only wasting their time, energy and resources. Speaking in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, during a training…
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2023 elections: Police vow to go after vote buyers
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Usman Baba says the police has devised strategies to arrest and prosecute politicians moving on election days with tonnes of cash for vote buying.
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We won’t relent in fighting vote-buying – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it won’t relent in its determination to prevent vote-buying in 2023 general election.