Opposition parties have strongly criticised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over alleged widespread vote-buying, ballot irregularities, and administrative lapses during Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State and simultaneous by-elections across the country.
While commending improvements in logistics and the relatively peaceful conduct of the polls, parties such as the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Social Democratic Party (SDP), and Labour Party (LP) raised serious concerns about electoral integrity and transparency.
The National Publicity Secretary of the NDC, Osa Director, noted that although the Ekiti governorship election was largely violence-free, it was marred by rampant vote-buying and irregularities.
“Although the Ekiti election was violence-free, it was marred by allegations of vote buying. I don’t know why INEC allowed people to get away with vote buying right under the watch of its officials,” he said.
Director also questioned how some individuals possessed voters’ cards that did not belong to them and urged INEC to address these
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