Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in 2023, Peter Obi, and the party’s governorship candidate in the ongoing Anambra State election, George Moghalu, have cast their votes. Both however expressed concern over widespread vote buying in the state.
By Emma Ogbuehi
The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in 2023, Peter Obi, and the party’s governorship candidate in the ongoing Anambra State election, George Moghalu, have cast their votes. Both however expressed concern over widespread vote buying in the state.
Moghalu, who cast his ballot at Polling Unit 017, Uruagu Ward 1, Nnewi North LGA, cried out that the buying and selling of citizens’ votes was rampant in various communities, with sums ranging from ₦10,000 to ₦15,000.
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“Poverty was weaponised for massive vote buying. If you monetise your process and weaponise poverty, what is free about the election?” Moghalu said, stressing that the practice compromises the democratic process.
Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, who voted at Umudimakasi, Agulu Ward 2, Polling Unit 008, raised concerns about electoral malpractice, reiterated Moghalu’s fears on vote buying.
Both candidates called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to ensure a free, fair, and credible election, free from intimidation and the manipulation of vulnerable voters.
