Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) have arrested 10 people suspected of vote-buying with N1.9 million cash in Gombe State.
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola says four West African Ministers rated the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) high in the conduct of February 25 Presidential/National Assembly elections in Nigeria.
The Albino Foundation (TAF-Africa) on Saturday said that the braille ballot guide for visually-impaired voters was not available in 75 percent of the polling units nationwide for the March 18 elections.
Yiaga Africa has alleged that some politicians were engaged in vote-buying as party agents distributed food, cash, and alcoholic drinks to some voters in exchange for votes.
ASHENEWS reports that the operatives of the Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC), on Saturday, intercepted 35 bales of fabric allegedly meant for voter inducement for the governorship and House of Assembly election, and arrested scores in Sokoto state.
The deputy governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Lady Emana Duke Amawhe, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to follow due diligence without fear or favour of any candidate or political party.
Gunmen on Saturday morning, kidnapped 19 ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) while going to conduct the State House of Assembly elections in the Ideato Local Government Area of Imo state.
The Lagos state governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has alleged that election materials were arriving late at the party’s strongholds on March 18 polls.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Gubernatorial Campaign Council in Kebbi State, says it has uncovered plot by some unscrupulous elements in the All Progressives Congress (APC), to rig tomorrow’s elections.
ASHENEWS reports that, ahead of the governorship and state assembly elections slated for Saturday, March 18, 2023, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has deployed its personnel to monitor the Saturday March 18 polls across the states.