
ANAMBRA: VOTE-BUYING, THUGGERY MAR OGBARU SUPPLEMENTARY POLLS
The supplementary elections in Ogbaru Federal Constinuency of Anambra State has reportedly being marred by thuggery and vote buying in many polling units.
The three front-runners in the race are Afam Ogene of the Labour Party, Chu Onyema of the People’s Democratic Party, and Arinze Awogu of the APGA.
Ogene of LP was leading before INEC declared the election inconclusive on February 25.
While thugs were moving from place to place in the local government and harassing voters suspected not to be for their candidate, agents of the parties were busy soliciting for votes with cash.
This is even in spite of the massive deployment of security officials, including police, Navy and Army.
At Manus Primary School, Okpoko Ward 6, suspected thugs almost attacked journalists covering the election.
At Okpoko Ward 3, polling unit 004 at St Luke’s Anglican Church, party agents were seen making payments to voters who voted for their candidates.
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