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Votes for cash: the significance of vote buying in Nigeria’s democracy

By Al Chukwuma Okoli, Senior Lecturer and Consultant-researcher, Department of Political Science, Federal University Lafia

The 2022 primary and gubernatorial elections in Nigeria brought to the fore the reality of vote buying.

According to news reports, delegates to the primary elections of the two major parties were paid thousands of dollars to induce them to vote for certain candidates.

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