A public affairs analyst, Jide Ojo, has described as convenient excuses for people to mourn their losses the allegations of vote buying in the recently concluded Anambra governorship elections.
Ojo stated this on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television monitored by DAILY POST.
He said that some candidates, especially from smaller parties like the Labour Party, LP, and the African Democratic Congress, ADC, are using the issue of vote buying to justify their poor performance.
“This issue of vote buying, I think, is just a convenient excuse for people to mourn their losses.
“Imagine someone like the Labour Party candidate or the ADC candidate saying they could not have won because of vote buying, it is not true,” he said.
According to him, winning elections goes far beyond monetary inducement, stressing that factors such as party structure, visibility, and proper campaign strategy are far more decisive.
