The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is deploying a strategy to curb vote buying in the Governorship and National House of Assembly elections.
The commission is deploying its operatives across the Nigeria, to monitor the governorship and state assembly elections coming up on Saturday.
Vote Buyers In Trouble
According to the spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, the teams led by senior officers will deter vote trading and other financial malpractices that could compromise the integrity of the elections.
EFCC says a number of officers are consulting with other security agencies involved in election security and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
Registration Of Presence
“The team for Ebonyi State, arrived Abakaliki and met with the Commissioner of Police at the State Headquarters, to register their presence before proceeding to the State INEC Headquarters for a brief meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC.
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“Officers of Kaduna Zonal Command led by ACEII Mustapha Abubakar who are on election monitoring mission to Niger state also met the Commissioner of Police, J.A Ogundele, to register their presence in the state.
“They also visited the Resident Electoral Commissioner of Niger state, Ahmed Yusha’u Garki.
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“Officers of the Abuja Zonal Command on election monitoring duty in Nasarawa State, led by ACE II, Adeniyi Adebayo, also registered their presence at the Nigeria Police Command Lafia, and had a brief meeting with the Commissioner of Police”.
