At least five voters interviewed separately by SaharaReporters admitted that they were offered and received N10,000 each to vote for the APC.
Fresh evidence of widespread vote-buying has emerged in the ongoing Ekiti State governorship election, with several voters openly admitting to receiving cash inducements in exchange for votes, despite the presence of security agencies and anti-corruption officials monitoring the exercise.
SaharaReporters which visited at least five polling units in Aramoko Ekiti, the hometown of the mother of the incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Biodun Oyebanji, gathered firsthand accounts from voters who confirmed being paid to support political parties in the election.
At least five voters interviewed separately by SaharaReporters admitted that they were offered and received N10,000 each to vote for the APC.
Some of the voters spoke openly about the payments, describing the practice as widespread across several polling centres in the community.
