Arrest vote buyers, sellers now, lawyer tells IGP, EFCC

Arrest vote buyers, sellers now, lawyer tells IGP, EFCC

A former senatorial candidate for Anambra South, Barr. Chukwudi Ezeobika, has called on the Inspector General of Police, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other law enforcement agencies, to arrest and prosecute every aspirant and or delegate who pays or receives money to vote or be voted for during party primaries.

Barrister Ezeobika who stated this on Monday in a statement in Abuja said such aspirants have breached the law on vote buying and selling and therefore are unfit and uniquely unqualified to lead.  

The statement read, “It is indeed worrisome and extremely difficult to comprehend how negatively our electoral processes in Nigeria are being abused by both aspirants and delegates as well as the electorates under the watchful eyes of the electoral umpire,  without any form of penalty and or consequence.  

“This illegal conduct is gradually crippling the electoral processes and undermining the efforts of the electoral umpire in conducting free,…

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