Anambra Poll: ADC Asks INEC To Act On Soludo’s Cash-For-Votes Pledge
The African Democratic Congress has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to act over the announcement of a cash reward by Governor Charles Soludo for every ward won by his party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), in the forthcoming November 8 governorship election in the state.
The National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, who made the call, described Soludo’s promise as “a public confession of vote-buying.”
OSUN DEFENDER reports that Soludo, during the party’s campaign rally in Umunze, Orumba South Local Government Area on Saturday, promised to give his party supporters N1 million per ward.
“When we were campaigning for the Senate, we knew we were going to win every ward in the South Senatorial Zone, but we still had some incentives. Any ward that APGA won received N1 million, and we won all the wards in Orumba South.
“We promised each of these wards N1 million, and next week, we will redeem it.
“For November 8, any ward that wins again will receive N1 million, while the first three performing wards will get N5 million, N2 million, and N1 million respectively,” he said.
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