LP Deputy Governorship Candidate, Kadiri, Claims He Witnessed Vote Buying by APC

The deputy governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the ongoing governorship election in Edo State, Prince Asamah Kadiri, senior advocate of Nigeria, SAN, has accused the All-Progressives Congress (APC) of vote buying in the ongoing Edo State governorship election, saying that he witnessed first-hand the incident being perpetuated by the party in Auchi and other parts of the Edo North senatorial district.

Kadiri, who disclosed this after voting in his Auchi Ward 1, Unit 6, was unhappy that the party resorted to such a desperate measure.

 He said, “It is sad that the APC is engaging in vote buying in my unit and the reports available to me across Auchi and the Edo North district shows that the APC is buying votes for N10,000.”

Impressed that that some courageous voters were able to rebuff the APC and insisted on voting for the party of their choice, Kadiri commended the performance of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in the conduct of the poll, 

He said it was still too early in the day to rate the election umpire but urged it to ensure that it found a way to monitor its officials who were in the field to prevent electoral fraud.