•••elections in Nigeria have become a transactional process
Former Governor of Imo State, Achike Udenwa, has stated that elections in Nigeria could be bought by politicians with enough money.
He also alleged that key institutions, including the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, the police, and the army, can be influenced.
"Election in Nigeria is just like buying.
You buy everything, you buy the INEC
You buy the police, you buy army.
Once you have money, you buy everyone and you are declared the winner.
That's our election
-Achike Udenwa, former Governor of Imo State" ...(Egi news)
Udenwa made this assertion while speaking on Edmund Obilo’s State Affairs podcast, where he lamented the role of money in Nigeria’s electoral process.
“Unfortunately, our society has grown to such a level where if you say vote for me, I am no longer asking what you can do. What are your antecedents? What type of character do you have? We don’t ask such questions again,” he said.
According to the former governor, even when voters refuse to support a candidate, elections can still be won through financial influence. “Even if I don’t vote for you, you can buy your way through if you have the right amount of money,” he stated.
He further stressed that elections in Nigeria have become a transactional process, warning that the trend must be stopped for credible leaders to emerge.
Udenwa, who is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees, also blamed the ruling All Progressives Congress for fueling the ongoing crisis within the PDP.
Source: Punch Newspapers.