Two Civil Society Organisations, Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) and YIAGA Africa, have said the Ondo State governorship election was marred with vote-buying and inadequate compliance with COVID-19 protocol. In its preliminary statement on the conduct of the election, the CDD noted that there was a consistent pattern of vote-buying, where those engaged in the act adopted tactics to induce voters, while evading the watch of security officials and election observers. CDD observers documented attempts by political actors to outspend one another by making available large sums disbursed to…
Read MoreOndo 2020: Massive vote-buying, breach of COVID-19 protocol characterizes election, say CDD, YIAGA Africa
