Vote-buying – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Fri, 22 May 2026 09:51:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Vote-buying – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 INEC Assures Ekiti Voters Of Credible Poll, Warns Against Vote Buying https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-assures-ekiti-voters-of-credible-poll-warns-against-vote-buying/ https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-assures-ekiti-voters-of-credible-poll-warns-against-vote-buying/#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 12:00:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=484182 The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Joash Ojo Amupitan, has assured political parties and voters in Ekiti State that the commission would conduct a free, fair and credible governorship election, declaring that vote buying would not be tolerated during the June 20 poll. Amupitan gave the assurance on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti during [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-assures-ekiti-voters-of-credible-poll-warns-against-vote-buying/feed/ 0 Peter Obi Calls for Strong Measures to Curb Vote Buying at Grassroots https://www.theinfostride.com/peter-obi-calls-for-strong-measures-to-curb-vote-buying-at-grassroots/ https://www.theinfostride.com/peter-obi-calls-for-strong-measures-to-curb-vote-buying-at-grassroots/#respond Sun, 21 Dec 2025 13:00:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=473997 The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called for decisive and robust efforts to curb vote buying at its roots, warning that the practice poses a serious threat to Nigeria’s democracy. Obi made the call on Sunday in a post shared via his verified X handle, where he lamented the damage [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/peter-obi-calls-for-strong-measures-to-curb-vote-buying-at-grassroots/feed/ 0 Anambra YPP Candidate Decries Vote-Buying in By-Election https://www.theinfostride.com/anambra-ypp-candidate-decries-vote-buying-in-by-election/ https://www.theinfostride.com/anambra-ypp-candidate-decries-vote-buying-in-by-election/#respond Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:00:01 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=465471 The senatorial candidate of the Young Progressives Party, YPP, in Anambra State, Oforbuike Okoli-Egbo, has condemned alleged vote-buying during Saturday’s by-election in the state. Okoli-Egbo made the claim on Monday during an interview on Channels Television’s Lunchtime Politics. He alleged that the poll was heavily compromised by financial inducements, with voters reportedly receiving between ₦15,000 [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/anambra-ypp-candidate-decries-vote-buying-in-by-election/feed/ 0 SDP, Candidate Reject Ondo Gubernatorial Election Outcome, Allege Irregularities https://www.theinfostride.com/sdp-candidate-reject-ondo-gubernatorial-election-outcome-allege-irregularities/ https://www.theinfostride.com/sdp-candidate-reject-ondo-gubernatorial-election-outcome-allege-irregularities/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2024 11:00:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=394940 The Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its governorship candidate, Otunba Bamidele Akingboye, have rejected the outcome of the recently concluded gubernatorial election in Ondo State. The party alleged widespread irregularities, including thuggery and vote-buying, claiming the election was a “slap on democracy.” Speaking at a press conference in Akure on Monday, SDP Chairman in Ondo [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/sdp-candidate-reject-ondo-gubernatorial-election-outcome-allege-irregularities/feed/ 0 IPAC Warns Against Vote-Buying in Ondo Governorship Election https://www.theinfostride.com/ipac-warns-against-vote-buying-in-ondo-governorship-election/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ipac-warns-against-vote-buying-in-ondo-governorship-election/#respond Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:00:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=394217 The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has issued a strong warning against vote-buying in the upcoming Ondo State governorship election, set for Saturday. IPAC Chairman Yusuf Dantalle delivered the warning during a stakeholders’ voter sensitization event in Akure, the Ondo State capital. He urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to maintain neutrality [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ipac-warns-against-vote-buying-in-ondo-governorship-election/feed/ 0 Appeal Court restores Ladi Adebutu, PDP’s vote buying allegation suit against Abiodun, APC https://www.theinfostride.com/appeal-court-restores-ladi-adebutu-pdps-vote-buying-allegation-suit-against-abiodun-apc/ https://www.theinfostride.com/appeal-court-restores-ladi-adebutu-pdps-vote-buying-allegation-suit-against-abiodun-apc/#respond Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:14:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=352931 On Monday, 19 June 2023, Justice H. N. Kanuza of the Ogun State Governorship Tribunal issued a ruling on the issue of vote buying during the March 18th Governorship Election in Ogun State. On Wednesday, 16 August 2023, the appeal court sitting in Abuja issued its ruling on the appeal filed by Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/appeal-court-restores-ladi-adebutu-pdps-vote-buying-allegation-suit-against-abiodun-apc/feed/ 0 Rivers govt’s appointment of 50,000 aides is vote buying – APC’s Wali https://www.theinfostride.com/rivers-govts-appointment-of-50000-aides-is-vote-buying-apcs-wali/ https://www.theinfostride.com/rivers-govts-appointment-of-50000-aides-is-vote-buying-apcs-wali/#respond Sat, 29 Oct 2022 14:36:01 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=335035 All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Kingsley Wali has accused the Rivers government of vote buying. On October 12, Governor Nyesom Wike appointed 28,000 Special Assistants on Political Units. The next day, his spokesman Kelvin Ebiri announced that the number of aides had been increased to 50,000. The appointees include 14,000 Special Advisers, 319 Ward Liaison [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/rivers-govts-appointment-of-50000-aides-is-vote-buying-apcs-wali/feed/ 0 Vote Buying: There’s A Limit To What We Can Control – INEC https://www.theinfostride.com/vote-buying-theres-a-limit-to-what-we-can-control-inec/ https://www.theinfostride.com/vote-buying-theres-a-limit-to-what-we-can-control-inec/#respond Wed, 27 Jul 2022 14:00:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=329297 The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said there is a limit to what it can do in terms of curtailing vote buying during elections in the country. The INEC Commissioner representing Niger, Kogi and Kwara States in North Central Nigeria, Professor Mohammed Sani Adam, made the assertions in Minna, Niger State during a visit [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/vote-buying-theres-a-limit-to-what-we-can-control-inec/feed/ 0 Traditional Rulers Can Help To Discourage Vote Buying During Elections – INEC https://www.theinfostride.com/traditional-rulers-can-help-to-discourage-vote-buying-during-elections-inec/ Thu, 05 Dec 2019 01:53:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=242773 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begged traditional rulers to groom their subjects on how to react positively to vote-buying and selling. Mr. Adedeji Soyebi, Board Chairman, The Electoral Institute, the research arm of INEC disclosed this at a news conference on Kogi and Bayelsa election organized by NESSACTION, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) in [...]

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]]> We Will Not Tolerate Attack On Our Staff, Vote Buying — INEC https://www.theinfostride.com/we-will-not-tolerate-attack-on-our-staff-vote-buying-inec/ Wed, 16 Oct 2019 15:51:03 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=238661 The Independent National Electoral Commission has come out to warn everyone concerned that it would not condone any kind of attack on its personnel, ad hoc staff or materials to be deployed for the Bayelsa State November 16, governorship polls. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu dished out this warning today in Yenegoa during the commission’s [...]

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]]> M.I Abaga, 2Baba, Teni And More Campaign Against Vote Buying https://www.theinfostride.com/m-i-abaga-2baba-teni-and-more-campaign-against-vote-buying/ Sun, 03 Feb 2019 02:12:28 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=226314 It is politics time in Nigeria as we near the long-awaited 2019 general elections. Campaigns have filled our ears and eyes and votes are set to decide who the next President, Governors, Senators would be. Being aware that political seasons come with political atrocities like vote-buying, musicians in Nigeria are doing their part to raise [...]

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]]> TraderMoni Is A Higher Form Of Vote-Buying – Fayose https://www.theinfostride.com/tradermoni-is-a-higher-form-of-vote-buying-fayose/ Thu, 03 Jan 2019 05:56:18 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=224609 Ayo Fayose has described the Federal Government’s TraderMoni scheme as a higher form of vote buying. Fayose was baffled at to why the funds given to the traders are not paid directly into their bank accounts, so they can be traceable. He revealed this in a statement signed by his new media aide, Lere Olayinka. [...]

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]]> Vote Buying Is Killing Nigeria – Yakubu Dogara https://www.theinfostride.com/vote-buying-is-killing-nigeria-yakubu-dogara/ Tue, 11 Dec 2018 21:13:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=223102 Rt. Hon Yakubu Dogara has condemned the distribution of cash to the public very close to general elections by public officials. Dogara said this while speaking at a public hearing organised by the National Assembly Joint Committee on INEC and Political Parties Matters on Vote-buying and Improving the Electoral Processes in Nigeria. The Speaker, in [...]

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]]> Vote Buying Is Gradually Becoming Serious – Goodluck Jonathan https://www.theinfostride.com/vote-buying-is-gradually-becoming-serious-goodluck-jonathan/ Wed, 21 Nov 2018 12:56:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=221442 Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday in Abuja, expressed concern over increased incidences of vote buying in the country, ahead of the 2019 general elections. Jonathan expressed his concern at the public presentation and formal launch of his book – My Transition Hours. He said that vote buying, which was gradually replacing other forms of electoral malpractices, [...]

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]]> GEJ Introduced Vote-Buying Into Nigerian Politics – Adams Oshiomhole https://www.theinfostride.com/gej-introduced-vote-buying-into-nigerian-politics-adams-oshiomhole/ Wed, 12 Sep 2018 15:53:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=215854 Adams Oshiomhole has blamed former president, Goodluck Jonathan, for introducing vote-buying into Nigerian politics during the 2015 general elections. According to him, Jonathan introduced the practice when he tried to buy the electorate in an attempt to win re-election in the 2015 presidential election. While speaking during an interview published on Channels Television on Monday, [...]

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]]> Vote-buying Has To End – Mahmood Yakubu https://www.theinfostride.com/vote-buying-has-to-end-mahmood-yakubu/ Sun, 09 Sep 2018 00:38:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=215529 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will arrest and prosecute anyone that engages in vote-buying in the Sept. 22 governorship election in Osun. Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made this known at the commission’s quarterly consultative meeting with political parties on Friday in Abuja. He said that the commission would no longer [...]

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