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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will probe the TraderMoni micro-credit scheme of the Federal Government.
INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this to reporters on Thursday in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
While the preparations for the coming elections were taking shape, the INEC chairman raised several concerns about vote buying by some politicians.
He said the electoral body was aware of the controversy trailing the TraderMoni, stressing that they would investigate the scheme for possible violation of campaign finance laws.
READ ALSO: PDP Condemns TraderMoni Initiative As APC Defends Scheme
Professor Yakubu explained that the commission would study public comments on the scheme and assess whether or not the government violated the campaign finance laws.
According to him, INEC has a mechanism for tracking campaign finance violations by the candidates and various political parties in the country.
This comes amid accusations by individuals and groups, including civil society organisations who described the scheme as a form of vote-buying.
Earlier, the INEC chairman addressed senior officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) at a strategy meeting which focussed on the general elections.
In his presentation, he highlighted 10 areas of collaboration between the electoral body and the FRSC to ensure the success of the polls.
FRSC Corps Marshall and Chief Executive, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, on his part revealed that the Corps was already designing strategies and guidelines for officials during the elections.
He informed the INEC boss that a total of 20,000 officials would be deployed for the polls across the country.
Oyeyemi said the FRSC has slated February 5 as commencement date to certify the vehicles that would be used in conveying sensitive election materials. https://thenigerialawyer.com/inec-to-probe-fgs-tradermoni-scheme/

tradermoni scheme is a huge scam.

That's vote buying.

Complete and utter vote buying perpetuated by the lying pastor.

I said it, trader moni na vote buying

It was already earmarked in the budget na

Pure vote buying

Yeye.

Transparency International had to raise an alarm before they knew this government has been violating the electoral act.

RTSC:
Complete and utter vote buying perpetuated by the lying pastor.

Is this lying pastor by any chance Yomi osibanjo of the RCCG

collect the money,don't vote

Joshmodest:
Is this lying pastor by any chance Yomi osibanjo of the RCCG

Yes of course.

A liar and a crook. Calling him a pastor is disservice to pastors.

tradermoni is a huge fraud.

stop calling that thing Tradermoni the real name is VoterMoni

Johnnyessence:
tradermoni scheme is a huge scam.

in what way .I don't know why you guys beefing the program.those who got the money really happy with the program. Stop this nonsense man trying and be objective.

Stop ranting if you need it show interest instead of criticize it.the program is part of APC manifesto in 2015 election so its not a new proposal just adopted by the federal government.

SalamRushdie:
stop calling that thing Tradermoni the real name is VoterMoni

BuhariAdvocate:
in what way .I don't know why you guys beefing the program.those who got the money really happy with the program. Stop this nonsense man trying and be objective.

please has It eradicate poverty in the land?

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BuhariAdvocate:
Stop ranting if you need it show interest instead of criticize it.the program is part of APC manifesto in 2015 election so its not a new proposal just adopted by the federal government.

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Tradermoni = Voterbuyingmoni.

True true l go school

Johnnyessence:
please has It eradicate poverty in the land?

go a long way.

Trademoni is indeed vote buying scheme because it starves the government of scarce fund with which services and amenities should be provided for all and gives these money to poor people whom a growing economy would have employed in a more gainful manner.

Think about the next factory owner about to shut down because of bad power supply and theft of goods in transit. These tax and resource money could have provided security and power for both the factory owner and the poor - which is the goal and purpose of any government - instead of sharing it to poor people and risking the factory close down.

To make it bad, the govt is promising more money after the election, knowing fully well that the people will want to return them to power as a way of securing their next round of trademoni.

It is the purest form of vote buying. Only a war situation will justify outright sharing of money to people and no amount of poverty will.

Racoon:
No goverment have so much insulted the sensibility of Nigerians with overt lies, deceit & propaganda as the APC government.

This useless government thinks everyone is a zombie.How can a sitting VP left the critical issue of governance with the poor deplorable state of the Nigerian security, economy, healthcare delivery, cost of living and be obsessed with distributing a paltry 10k vote-buying Social intervention disguised as "tradermoni"?

See the voters PVC number they denied was never on the form. Why must the APC start this fraud 6months to a General election if not that there is a sinister intention?

lol Photoshop continue fool your gullible followers.

BuhariAdvocate:
go a long way.

another Lai Mohammed grandson sighted. keep lieing to your self ok. keep deceiving yourself.