OPERATIVES of the Department of State Services (DSS) Saturday arrested a suspected vote-buyer during the Ondo State governorship election. The individual was apprehended with two bags of money believed to be intended for voter inducement.
The arrest occurred at Ward 4, Polling Unit 007, outside St. Stephen’s Primary School in Akure, Ondo State, around 9 am.
Although it was not revealed which of the political parties the suspect was working for, it is however undeniable that some of the participating political parties in the election to pick the occupant of the Alagbaka Government House for the next four years including the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were caught engaging in vote buying.
It was observed at polling unit 007 (PU007), Ajagba Ward 2, Irele Local Government Area, that some political party agents are handing out signed papers to voters as tickets to get paid after casting their votes.
Some voters said that the papers would be used to collect cash from the agents after the election, but they said that they didn’t know the exact amount they would be paid.
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