“They Used Bread, N5k,” How Politicians Bought Votes At Edo PUs — CSOs

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (NCSSR), has observed voter inducement at polling units (PUs) in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State. “Situation Room observers reported widespread instances of blatant vote buying and selling across several polling units, despite the huge presence of security personnel,” the group said in a statement on Saturday afternoon. The statement was co-signed by Yunusa Z. Ya’u, Mimidoo Achakpa and Franklin Oloniju. “The price of votes ranged from ₦5,000 to ₦10,000 per voter in several locations,…

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