TheTalk.NG journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international events
Akure, Ondo state – Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) monitored the Ondo state governorship election on Saturday, November 16.
The anti-graft agency sent its officers to the 18 local government areas of the state.
The monitoring exercise was to checkmating vote buying and selling
Photo credit: @officialEFCCSource: Twitter
This was disclosed in a statement issued via the EFCC X handle (formerly known as Twitter) @officialEFCC
According to the statement, the monitoring exercise was to checkmating vote buying and selling or other forms of electoral offences during the Ondo election.
EFCC further explained that the monitoring was also meant to ensure utmost integrity of the electoral processes.
“Operatives are all over the state in line with the mandate of the Commission to prevent, investigate, and prosecute all forms of economic and financial crimes.”
TheTalk.NG recalls that Department of State Services (DSS) arrested a suspected vote buyer with two Ghana must-go bags in the ongoing governorship election in Ondo state.
The vote buyer was said to have been arrested in Akure, the state capital and the cash was suspected to have been meant to influence the election.
According to the report, the arrest took place at Ward 4, Polling Unit 007, located outside St. Stephen’s Primary School in Akure.
Ondo guber poll: EFCC operatives storm polling units
TheTalk.NG earlier reported that EFCC officials were spotted at some polling units as vote buying reportedly resurfaced in the ongoing Ondo state gubernatorial election.
Operatives of the anti-graft agency landed in Akure, Ondo state capital, on Saturday, November 16.
This followed reports that several polling units were reportedly engaged in alleged voter inducements during the ongoing election.
Source: TheTalk.NG
Seyi Tinubu: PDP Chieftain Likens Lagos 2027 Agenda to Bush’s Family Strategy in AmericaThe possibility of Seyi Tinubu running for Governor of Lagos state in the 2027 elections and succeeding Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has sparked debate As the son of President Bola Tinubu, his candidacy is seen as a continuation of the political influence wielded by the Tinubu family in Lagos Speaking exclusively with TheTalk.NG on Sunday, PDP ...
Read more Continue reading here ▶ Your Govt is Directionless, Ebonyi Indigenes Advise Governor Nwifuru on What to DoThe Association of Ebonyi Indigenes Socio-Cultural in the Diaspora (AEISCID) has advised Governor Francis Nwifuru’s administration to change its direction The group urged the government to address issues with factual and evidence-based details rather than resorting to name-calling and abuse, The AEISCID also advised the Nwifuru-led administration to prioritise impactful projects that positively impact the ...
Read more Continue reading here ▶ “Prepare to Host T-Pain till 2031”: How APC Secured Aiyedatiwa’s Victory, PDP Chieftain SpeaksDare Glintstone Akinniyi expressed disbelief that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, despite widespread allegations of electoral malpractice, was declared the winner of the Ondo governorship election The PDP spokesperson pointed out that the financial advantage enjoyed by the APC, including vote buying with amounts ranging from N10,000 to 20,000, influenced the outcome of the poll Akinniyi further ...
Read more Continue reading here ▶ PDP Crisis: Why Removing Damagum Now May Be Tough, Top Party Sources Open UpUmar Damagum will continue as the acting national chairman of the PDP, pending the national convention TheTalk.NG reports that the PDP national convention is the highest decision-making organ in the party The crisis at the PDP national level which started in 2022 has refused to abate despite several meetings TheTalk.NG journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has ...
Read more Continue reading here ▶ 2027: PDP Reacts Amid Endorsements of Seyi Tinubu as Lagos Governor, Details SurfaceTheTalk.NG journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering politics and elections in Nigeria. Ikeja, Lagos state – The Lagos state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the alleged gubernatorial interest of Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu. TheTalk.NG recalls that on Tuesday, November 19, the Coalition of ...
Read more Continue reading here ▶