INEC has revealed that politicians now bypass security by inserting
money into bread to buy votes.Mr Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, stated that the umpire
does not buy or sell votes during elections. He, however, disclosed that
he was at the ongoing public hearing organised by the National Assembly
to hear from those who buy and sell votes to know how it's being
done.Present at the hearing were President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki;
Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; other leaders and
members of the National Assembly, political parties, security agencies
and more. Following the hearing, Yakubu revealed that it was discovered
that one of the ways through which politicians beat security to buy
votes during elections is to insert Naira notes in sandwiches while
pretending that they are feeding voters.He said:We talk too much as a
nation. We should stop talking and do more for our country.Politicians insert money into bread and distribute to voters to buy votes - INEC reveals
INEC has revealed that politicians now bypass security by inserting
money into bread to buy votes.Mr Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, stated that the umpire
does not buy or sell votes during elections. He, however, disclosed that
he was at the ongoing public hearing organised by the National Assembly
to hear from those who buy and sell votes to know how it's being
done.Present at the hearing were President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki;
Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; other leaders and
members of the National Assembly, political parties, security agencies
and more. Following the hearing, Yakubu revealed that it was discovered
that one of the ways through which politicians beat security to buy
votes during elections is to insert Naira notes in sandwiches while
pretending that they are feeding voters.He said:We talk too much as a
nation. We should stop talking and do more for our country.
