Ekiti 2026 Was Marred By Vote-Buying Allegations – NDC

NDC

The National Publicity Secretary of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Osa Director, had said that the Ekiti governorship election was devoid of violence. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting.

Admitting that the Ekiti elections were violence-free at several voting centres, Osa noted that the polls were clearly marred by allegations of vote-buying and other irregularities.

He added that INEC should not be letting aspirants get away with buying votes right under the watch of its officials.

His words, “Although the Ekiti election was violence-free, it was marred by allegations of vote buying.

I don’t know why INEC allowed people to get away with vote buying right under the watch of its officials.

Again, I don’t know how some persons were also in possession of voters’ cards that don’t belong to them. That also begs the question of how they managed to access it.

These are inadequacies and lapses that must be corrected before the 2027 General Elections.

I just hope they can also use this as an opportunity to test-run their capacity and level of preparedness for the next poll.

Their conduct at the Ekiti governorship poll and by-elections in other states was also an indication of what may happen in 2027.

As I said, I hope the noticeable lapses can be corrected to ensure we have a fair, free and credible election next year.”

WOW.