Vote-buying and selling has become a menace to the maturity of Nigeria's democratic with public commentators urging the government to mitigate the problem.
Senator, Shehu Sani
Senator, Shehu Sani took to his Twitter handle to list out 6 steps on how to end vote buying in Nigeria.
It must be noted that elections in Edo, Ondo, Ekiti and Osun States have been plagued with the challenge of vote-bullying as plotted by moneybags seeking to subvert the political system to their favour.
See tweet below:
Six steps to end vote buying and selling:
- End poverty
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- Track campaign finance
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- Prosecute ‘big offenders’
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- Establish Election Offenses and other Related Crimes Commision
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- Mass sensitization and advocacy against ‘material politics’, and introduce whistle-blower remuneration policy.