{"id":123594,"date":"2025-11-05T08:41:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T07:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=123594"},"modified":"2025-11-05T08:41:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T07:41:19","slug":"anambra-guber-inec-warns-against-vote-buying-use-of-thugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/anambra-guber-inec-warns-against-vote-buying-use-of-thugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Anambra Guber: INEC Warns Against Vote Buying, Use of Thugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Tracy Moses<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political parties, candidates, and their supporters against vote buying, use of thugs, and other electoral malpractices ahead of Saturday\u2019s governorship election in Anambra State.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">INEC Chairman, Joash Ojo Amupitan, gave the warning on Tuesday during a stakeholders\u2019 meeting held in Awka, the Anambra State capital, as part of final preparations for the November 8 off-cycle governorship poll.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The interactive session brought together representatives of all 16 political parties cleared to participate in the election, traditional rulers, civil society organizations, security agencies, and members of the public.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo and his Deputy, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim, both of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), were absent. Their absence, which remains unexplained, attracted attention, although the APGA National Chairman, Chief Sly Ezeokenwa, who represented the party, could not offer reasons for it.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite the governor\u2019s absence, Prof. Amupitan urged all stakeholders to strictly comply with electoral rules, assuring that the Commission was fully prepared to conduct a free, fair, transparent, and credible election.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;This is a very critical meeting. We are nearing the finish line. The legal and operational frameworks for the election are clear and have been met. Campaigns will officially end by midnight on Thursday, while voting will hold on Saturday, November 8. INEC has made substantial progress, and the final list of candidates has been duly published,\u201d Amupitan said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He disclosed that over 24,000 ad-hoc staff would be deployed for the exercise, while 2,802,790 registered voters are expected to participate across 326 wards and 21 local government areas. He added that 168,187 of the voters were newly registered.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to him, after Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) screening, 27,817 invalid registrations were expunged, leaving 140,370 valid new voters. He also noted that an additional 5,383 transfer applications were approved for participation in the election.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amupitan further revealed that the Commission extended the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) from October 29 to November 2, to ensure that all eligible voters could collect theirs, noting that about 63.9 percent had done so.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said INEC had accredited thousands of agents representing political parties, civil society groups, and observers, as well as 500 journalists who would cover the exercise.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On logistics, he explained that the Commission had partnered with the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) and the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) to ensure the smooth deployment of election personnel and materials.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Commission, he added, would also deploy 10 Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) from other states, four National Commissioners, and 1,000 technical officers to support the local team. He assured that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) would function effectively and that election results would be transmitted electronically in real time.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amupitan warned that no unauthorized or non-state security personnel would be allowed to operate during the election, stressing that the Police had already banned such groups.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We have made it clear that only accredited security agencies will be involved in this election. Any group or person parading as security outside those approved will be arrested. The law is very clear on that,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also cautioned politicians and their agents against engaging in vote buying, ballot box snatching, or result manipulation.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Let me be clear: anyone caught engaging in vote buying, ballot snatching, or tampering with election materials will face the full wrath of the law. We are working closely with security agencies to ensure full compliance,\u201d Amupitan warned.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In their separate remarks, APC State Chairman, Chief Basil Ejidike; APC governorship candidate, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu; APGA National Chairman, Chief Sly Ezeokenwa; and PDP candidate, Chief Jude Ezenwafor, commended INEC for its readiness and pledged their support for a peaceful, credible election.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, Ukachukwu raised concerns over the alleged use of non-state actors by the ruling APGA during the August 16 by-election in the state. He accused them of violence, intimidation, and ballot box snatching despite earlier warnings by the police.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also decried the rising cases of vote buying, alleging that during the Onitsha State Constituency by-election, some voters were induced with cash ranging from \u20a630,000 to \u20a650,000.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;If we truly want credible elections, we must end the culture of vote buying and political thuggery. These practices destroy democracy and the will of the people,\u201d Ukachukwu said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Responding, APGA National Chairman, Chief Sly Ezeokenwa, dismissed the allegations, saying his party remained committed to peaceful and credible elections.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;APGA has always been a law-abiding party. We do not believe in violence or inducement. Our campaign has been about performance and continuity. We call on all parties to focus on issues, not propaganda,\u201d Ezeokenwa stated.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On his part, PDP candidate, Chief Jude Ezenwafor, urged INEC and security agencies to be vigilant and impartial throughout the process.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We must get it right this time. Anambra people deserve a transparent election where their votes will count. I appeal to INEC and the security agencies to ensure neutrality and professionalism at all levels,\u201d Ezenwafor said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also appealed to voters to come out en masse and exercise their civic duty peacefully.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Our people must not be intimidated. Let them come out and vote their conscience; that\u2019s how democracy thrives,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With just days to the poll, all eyes are now on INEC to deliver a process that reflects the will of the people and strengthens confidence in Nigeria\u2019s electoral system.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tracy Moses The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political parties, candidates, and their supporters against vote buying, use of thugs, and other electoral malpractices ahead of Saturday\u2019s&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":123596,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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