The governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the ongoing Anambra election, George Moghalu, has alleged that vote-buying is rampart in some parts of the state.
Moghalu said this on Saturday while addressing newsmen at his residence in Nnewi North Local Government Area of the state.
He stressed that despite the heavy deployment of security personnel for the election, he had received reports of widespread vote-buying.
“The situation is scandalous and very embarrassing. The issue of vote-buying is no more a speculation.
“It happened very aggressively in the last by-election. This time around, I’ve been receiving reports of the same thing happening,” he said.
Moghalu further stated that he expects security agencies to clamp down on those involved.
“With the quantity of security personnel that has been brought into Anambra state for the purposes of this election, I expect that vote-buyers by now should have been caught and stopped,” he said.
He described the trend as “most unfortunate”, and warned that the crime undermines the integrity of the electoral process.
“I’m very optimistic. I’ve done everything I should do according to the rules. I sleep peacefully. I watch everything play out. One of the things I present to the people is my experience, both in the public and private sectors. And I always ask people to verify who I am.”
