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Sunday 23 September 2018

Vote buying now deeply embedded in Nigeria's political culture

Vote buying is now deeply embedded in Nigeria's political culture as witnessed in many recent elections. No doubt this  avoidable practices affect the transparency of elections in Nigeria and the reputation of the whole country expected to be Africa's role model. The reason is not far fetched- bad governance, ignorance, poverty, political corruption, desperation of the politicians to consolidate their grips on power, etc. This unwelcome development should be a huge cause for concern to all because election is a very important part of the democratic process to form a sound government. Find out more soon, as we continue to research and communicate best practices to inspire ordinary people to demand change from political leaders. Today change is possible.

 Uche Okeke is a Statistician, Social Entrepreneur, the Founder of The LEAD Project Foundation and the Author of Nigeria's Democracy And Its Crisis Deliberate, Avoidable-'Bribe & Bullet'. What Can Be Done About It.

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