Ahead of the Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State, the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has begun the inducement of the
electorate with “cash”.
An exclusive video footage received by SaharaReporters on Friday
showed how the electorate were being bribed with money at the old
Government House, Oke-Ayaba, Ado Ekiti to vote for the candidate of the
PDP, Professor Olusola Kolapo Eleka.
The cash gifts ranged from N3,000 to N5,000, and were being shared
to prospective voters according to their political wards in the state.
Scores of supporters were seen in the video footage trooping into
the old Government House to collect their own share of the money.
“I showed them my Permanent Voters Card (PVC) as an evidence
that I am a voter in Ekiti and they gave me my own N3, 000…and I will
vote on Saturday no matter the tension in the state,” one registered voter said.
Many party leaders were sighted inside the Government House doling
out the cash as they canvassed support for the PDP ahead of Saturday.
As of the time of filling this report, it was unclear if the All
Progressives Congress (APC), PDP’s main challenger, had been doing the
same.
Watch the video below: