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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission<\/a> (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has raised the alarm over alleged plans by politicians to buy votes in kind and cash ahead of Saturday\u2019s general elections.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He made the claim while speaking during an interview on Channels Television\u2019s election programme, The 2023 Verdict which was monitored by Africa Today News, New York.<\/p>\n

The EFCC chairman, who confirmed that all of its officers had been deployed to monitor the polls across 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, urged citizens to report vote buying, selling, and other evidence of financial malpractices.<\/p>\n

He said, ‘We have intelligence that a lot of politicians have bought some items that they will use to buy votes in kind and not in cash. But we are prepared for any situation and will not hesitate to arrest anyone caught in the act. We will watch out for all these things on election day.’<\/em><\/p>\n

Read Also: <\/strong>Court Orders Arrest, Prison Remand Of EFCC Chairman, Bawa<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bawa further revealed that public officials, corrupt businessmen, and some governors were allegedly hoarding old and new naira notes with the intent to buy votes during the presidential election scheduled to hold on Saturday.<\/p>\n

According to him, the agency is aware of the tactics used by vote buyers and officials are prepared to handle any situation that may arise.<\/p>\n

‘I don\u2019t want to say only governors are hoarding naira notes, there are public servants out there doing the same thing or some businessmen with questionable characters are still having these funds in their homes. So, I don\u2019t want to say governors are these but I will say that public servants, either retired or serving, and some businessmen with questionable characters are on our radar.<\/em><\/p>\n

‘The biggest hurdle is if Nigerians don\u2019t buy into what we are doing but I believe once we are united, we would be able to take inadequacies out of our system,’ <\/em>he stated.<\/p>\n

Africa Today News, New York reports that many allegations have been made about a certain Governor that wants to buy votes.<\/p>\n

Africa Today News, New York<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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