IN ADVANCE OF THE GUBER POLLS, THE EFCC SENDS OPERATIVES TO KOGI, BAYELSA, AND IMO

Babatunji Wusu –

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sent agents to the states of Kogi, Imo, and Bayelsa in order to keep an eye on the governorship elections that take place on Saturday.

The mobilization, according to EFCC Spokesman Dele Oyewale, was required to prevent voter incitement through vote buying, vote selling, and other forms of election fraud, he said in a Friday interview with reporters in Abuja.

According to Oyewale, any attempt to rig the polls in violation of the Electoral Act will be addressed by the monitoring team that was dispatched to the three states to keep an eye on the proceedings.

“The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has deployed its officers to Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo States where governorship elections are held on Saturday, November 11, 2023,” he stated. “The EFCC is working to stop electoral fraud and related financial crimes.”

“Any form of voter incitation through vote buying, vote selling, or other manipulation of the electoral processes at variance with the Electoral Act is to be tackled by the Commission’s monitoring operations.”

Tomorrow, November 11, 2023, is the day that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will hold elections in the three states.

Operatives Are Sent By The ICPC To Watch The Bayelsa, Imo, And Kogi Governorship Elections
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has sent out its representatives to observe this Saturday’s off-cycle governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi State in an effort to reduce vote-buying and other electoral malpractices.

Azuka Ogugua, the ICPC Spokesperson, stated in a statement released in Abuja on Thursday that the commission has sent representatives to every one of the three states hosting the election—all 56 local government areas and 649 Wards.

Ogugua claims that the agents’ duties include keeping an eye on and stopping vote-buying and other forms of election malpractice at the polling places.