@Naija Politico

Plans by some political actors to use food vendors around polling units for vote-buying in the forthcoming general elections, have been uncovered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

This observation was made by an observation team, led by Chief Observer, Mrs Maria Arena, in Abuja, on Monday, on a visit to INEC, the Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu.

INEC was determined to improve elections and ensure that votes count, and had taken steps to address the disturbing trend of vote-buying by politicians, Yakubu said.

The steps included modification of the administration of polling units to make it difficult for voters to expose their marked ballot papers on day of election, he said.

Also, the commission had introduced partial ban on the use of mobile phones and other electronic devices by voters while in the voting cubicles.

“We are also introducing the rolling and flattening of ballot papers by voters on day of election.

“We are training our election duty staff, in addition to voter education and sensitization, on this new innovation. We will leave no stone unturned in ensuring the sanctity of the ballot.’’

The chairman went further to expose the plans by political actors to use food vendors “around polling units with large voter populations as collection points for cash-for-votes as well as other forms of material inducement to voters on election day’’.

“We are aware of this trick. It will not work.”

The claim that INEC had outsourced the recruitment of election duty staff to partisan actors, Yakubu denied.

The Commission had established clear criteria for recruiting its ad hoc staff and Collation and Returning Officers, which, according to him, has been the practice over several electoral cycles, Yakubu stated.

“In addition, there is a clearly established system of vetting all election duty staff before they are engaged.

“Therefore, the claim that the Commission has outsourced the recruitment of election duty staff to partisan actors is the usual allegation on the eve of elections and should be disregarded.

“With 25 days to the 2019 General Elections, the Commission’s attention is firmly focused on the conduct of credible elections. We will not be distracted into a fatuous debate.’’

Yakubu also stated that the commission was not unaware of the complaints arising from the collection of the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) as they were being addressed.

“We are committed to ensuring that all voter cards are made available for collection by registered voters who should collect the cards in person.

“There will be no collection by proxy.”

The commission had enhanced the functionality of the Smart Card Reader that would be used for the elections, Yakubu said.

“Clause 10 of the Regulations and Guidelines recently released by the Commission make the use of Card Readers mandatory. It is an offence to accredit a voter by any other means.”

The EU was one of the long-standing partners of INEC in deepening Nigeria’s electoral democracy, through the EU-Support for Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN), Yakubu described.

“We have implemented all the recommendations made by the EU Mission in 2015 that are within the powers of the Commission to do.

“These include simultaneous accreditation and voting system which we introduced on Jan. 9, 2016 and used it to seamlessly conduct off-season elections into 194 constituencies.

“We have similarly introduced the continuous registration of voters. Over a period of 16 months, from April 27, 2017 to Aug. 3, 2018, over 14 million new voters were registered,” he said.

He assured the EU that INEC preparation for the 2019 general election was on course.

Earlier, the leader of the delegation, Arena, had said that EU would deploy 40 observers to all states of the federation during the elections.

The EU would also have its Parliamentary observation mission on ground during the exercise, Arena said.

“We will issue two preliminary reports after the elections. We will work strongly with all the stakeholders of this country.

“We will also have the final reports two months after the elections, with recommendations.

“We really appreciate the work that INEC has done with the previous recommendations after the 2015 elections,” Arena said.

Source: https://naijapolitico.com.ng/inec-uncovers-plot-to-buy-votes/

God let your will be done! Into your hand we commit the country and it citizens.

This is disgraceful!.
APC did it in Edo, akara and bread.

Whether it is true or not, the fact that INEC could come up with this claim in the first place is a clear indication that people are suffering, asin ogbonge hunger is in the land if food could be used/could be imagined to be used for vote buying.

My pain is that while the country is plunging further into this deep mess, some "educated" young men are here shouting 4+4. When u ask them what has happened in this administration they will tell u about rail. Rail for the millions of people losing their jobs to travel on back to their villages..

Na una sabi sha shey all of us de the same country,

Ok

We don hear

And I saw a headline where Fashola said electorates should feel free to collect bribe when its offered
Hmmmm

If they like dey should use Mega Chicken
all we know is ATIKUOBI will win the election s in the next 25days


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APC zombies can SHARE their frustrations among themselves

Buhari told Nigerians that killer herdsmen are not from Nigeria, that they are from other West African Countries but Buhari wants Nigerians to surrender/donate their ancestral land to the immigrant Fulani Jihadist herdsmen for peace to reign.
Buhari is behind major terrorism against Christians going on in this country

No single Fulani herdsmen has been prosecuted for all the killings they carried out and still carrying out
Buhari has refused to arrest Miyetti Allah rather the defence minister supported the killer herdsmen


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0CeMHeoejw

Will be nice if they can curb rigging on all sides

scam!!!!!


what about trader moni zombies leaders are using now.
I pity zombies because na them suffer pass

who go win go win
Whether rigging or Vote buying...

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Felixalex:
This is disgraceful!.
APC did it in Edo, akara and bread.

Whether it is true or not, the fact that INEC could come up with this claim in the first place is a clear indication that people are suffering, asin ogbonge hunger is in the land if food could be used/could be imagined to be used for vote buying.

My pain is that while the country is plunging further into this deep mess, some "educated" young men are here shouting 4+4. When u ask them what has happened in this administration they will tell u about rail. Rail for the millions of people losing their jobs to travel on back to their villages..

Na una sabi sha shey all of us de the same country,

Bros find way make u comot, na the only solution...... Nigeria is a failed entity

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The two prominent parties have used hunger to reset the populace brains so they can be easily induced by what has been termed 'stomach infrastructure'. But APC own appears to be the WORST.

Maybe they know if they govern well and things are in their proper place, Nigerians will be making proper informed choices during elections. Just thinking loud...

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ZaraGift:
Buhari told Nigerians that killer herdsmen are not from Nigeria, that they are from other West African Countries but Buhari wants Nigerians to surrender/donate their ancestral land to the immigrant Fulani Jihadist herdsmen for peace to reign.
Buhari is behind major terrorism against Christians going on in this country

No single Fulani herdsmen has been prosecuted for all the killings they carried out and still carrying out
Buhari has refused to arrest Miyetti Allah rather the defence minister supported the killer herdsmen


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0CeMHeoejw

How many of them were prosecuted for all the killings ,they carry out during gej and obj regime, or you want to tell me that farmers/Fulani herdsmen clash just started.

Seetto:

How many of them were prosecuted for all the killings ,they carry out during gej and obj regime, or you want to tell me that farmers/Fulani herdsmen clash just started.

they started this kind of attack since Buhari came to power, you know it but I want to quote because you are a Zombie

Anything to curb vote buying are welcomed

Why dem no go use food vendors wen there's poverty and hunger in the land? Atiku and Buhari supporters are mad people and they are everywhere displaying their madness.

Oga o

Felixalex:
This is disgraceful!.
APC did it in Edo, akara and bread.

Whether it is true or not, the fact that INEC could come up with this claim in the first place is a clear indication that people are suffering, asin ogbonge hunger is in the land if food could be used/could be imagined to be used for vote buying.

My pain is that while the country is plunging further into this deep mess, some "educated" young men are here shouting 4+4. When u ask them what has happened in this administration they will tell u about rail. Rail for the millions of people losing their jobs to travel on back to their villages..

Na una sabi sha shey all of us de the same country,

i understand your pains sadly I'm not Jesus and i can't help u further,however i share your thoughts...

The locomotive rail is appreciated because the zonbzzzzzz are dead mentally and physiologically hence they appreciate the rails of the ancestral times..,those trains are no longer produced bro,they are used for engineering projects and their parts are recycled...

Lemme quickly buttress my disdain,dismay and disgusts about the zonbz and their handlers...You see when this locomotives where been ordered or sourced for in the previous administration...The same zonbzzz handlers wankkkkking all over the cyberspace and country counting it as a milestone achievement now were the ones who were condemning the then procurer of buying locomotives outdated rails...Only for that one surprisingly not to be perturbed answered and i quote "Nigerians aren't matured enough for the light rails/modern trains ".Guess what it didn't translate to insults on the masses of the giant of Africa...Even though the dwarfs of Africa are enjoying 24h power supply and internet services on new modern train and railway services..

To say zonbzzz and their handlers are impervious will be an insult to the dictionary as their eractic and appalling existence has consistently defied any adjective or verb ����.


Their handlers know how to Shepherd the sheeples and zonbzzzzz..If they don't put them in perpetual hunger the strands of bondage and obedience weakens..Everything in the country is in comotase and running on auto pilot..Because everyone is just busy politicking and looting righteously as if it was a divine call..


The president i feel sorry for him because i think from my recent observations needs to be rescued, they are just DRUGGING AND MANIPULATING him just to be a figurehead to the power brokers using his own obsession for power as the tool for control and taming like a dog..


The poverty it's so bad that zonbzzz couldn't watch the global embarrassment of their self styled god on national TV disgracing himself on an already rehearsed tv interview and too poor mentally and financially to get a newspaper and too intellectually malnourished to comprehend what sane minds would point out to them in writing..


I'm hapless bro there's little or nothing i can do for them now...Let's see how 2023 will go...If you will not be zombified by then we could team up..Because I'm gonna try to influence real changes by bringing my exposure and humanity to my people..i said humanity because i see no humanity in any of our present crop of leaders cum rulers..

ebuk4real:
The two prominent parties have used hunger to reset the populace brains so they can be easily induced by what has been termed 'stomach infrastructure'. But APC own appears to be the WORST.

Maybe they know if they govern well and things are in their proper place, Nigerians will be making proper informed choices during elections. Just thinking loud...

you couldn't have said it better bro..

That's a Story.

Same way PDP uncover plot by APC to use Amina to rig election.

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