…EC8A records needed to be clearly established. KDI further identified vote trading and voter inducement as continuing threats to electoral integrity, saying it received reports of inducement across all 30 LGAs. According to the organisation, party supporters accounted for 46.8 per cent of reported actors involved in in…

…19.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!Voter inducement claims and currency concernsOrganisers described the initiative as a grassroots support scheme aimed at providing direct financial relief to women across the state. However, commentators on social media were less charit…

…develop problems. The CDD-EAC also expressed concern over reports of vote buying and voter inducement at some polling locations. Its observers reportedly witnessed vote solicitation around polling units in Ilesa East and Ola Oluwa. The centre added that media reports had also alleged vote buying involving agents of the…

…deploying senior officers for the election and warning against electoral malpractice, voter inducement and unlawful mobilisation. Watch the video of the lawmaker being interrogated below View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lindaikejiblog (@lindaikejiblogofficial) by Linda Ikeji at 15/08/2026 10:10 AM | Share t…

…and the APC started distributing cash between Monday and Tuesday. In some instances, the voter inducement, which included the distribution of food items and cash gifts, was laced with spirituality, as beneficiaries were forced to swear an oath to vote for the candidate of the party providing the items. Our corresponden…

…PRVT, statement on the election, said: "The widespread reports of vote buying and voter inducement also undermined the integrity of voter choice and remained a serious threat to credible elections." EU delegation visits EU-funded election result analysis dashboard centre in Ekiti Meanwhile, the European Union Delegatio…

…inducements at designated locations. Observers reported incidents of vote-buying and voter inducement in several polling units, including Ward 7 Polling Unit 80, Opopogboro Comprehensive Primary School II, Town Hall Area in Awo, St. Michael Primary School B.K. I and II in Ado-Ekiti, Idogun Area in Iworoko, and Open Spa…

…outcome, the organisation raised concerns over widespread reports of vote-buying and voter inducement. The group warned that such practices cast doubt on the extent to which the election reflected the genuine and free choices of voters. The observer group said while the results mirrored ballots counted at polling units…

Election observer group says the poll was largely peaceful but identified procedural lapses and allegations of voter inducement that could undermine confidence in the process.

"Vote trading and all forms of voter inducement threaten the integrity of elections and undermine the democratic process," says the organisation.

…parties and candidates contesting the Ekiti State governorship election to refrain from voter inducement and uphold democratic values throughout the electoral process. The groups warned political actors against the weaponisation of poverty through vote buying, insisting that the electorate should be allowed to make the…

…and Oye. The observers also raised concerns over what they described as "well-organised voter inducement and vote-buying schemes," revealing that 24 separate cases of vote-buying and voter intimidation were documented across nine local government areas. According to the report, some of the incidents were allegedly aime…

…anti-corruption agencies and civil society organisations had earlier warned against voter inducement and other forms of electoral malpractice ahead of the election. Watch video Ekiti Guber: Massive vote-buying as voters receive N10,000, N2,000 from APC, ADC [Video]