Voters at polling units in Ejigbo Local Government Area of Osun State have alleged that suspected supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were distributing money during the ongoing governorship election.
The incident was captured in a video at Ward 4, Unit 7, where voters were seen confronting individuals they accused of attempting to buy votes at the polling location.
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According to the voters, the incident occurred at about 9:30 a.m. A similar allegation was also reported at Ward 4, Unit 13, around 10:30 a.m.
One of the voters claimed that the individuals accused of distributing the money fled the area with some of the cash in a polythene bag.
“We don’t know how much was there. They ran away and used a polythene bag to take the money away,” the voter said in the video.
The voter further alleged that the individuals continued distributing money despite instructions prohibiting the sharing of cash at polling units.
“The rule given to us was that we should not give money to anyone. We did not cause any trouble; we were only running after them,” the voter said.
Some voters also displayed cash they claimed to have recovered from the alleged vote buyers, alongside a card they identified as belonging to the APC.
“This is the evidence. The card they used belongs to the APC, and their logo is on it,” the voter said.
The incident reportedly occurred at the polling unit of Najeem Folasayo Salaam, popularly known as Iwaloye, the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
The voters, however, alleged that those caught distributing the money were linked to the APC and presented the APC card as what they described as evidence of the connection.
“We are talking about Iwaloye, the ADC candidate. At his unit, APC members are sharing money. It happened at about 9:30 a.m. in Unit 7 and 10:30 a.m. in Unit 13,” the voter alleged.
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