INEC To Tackle Negative Use Of Money During Elections

 The Independent National Electoral Commission has reiterated its commitment to address the negative role of money in the electioneering process.

Prof Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Commission, stated this in Abuja on Monday at a stakeholders summit addressing the influence of money on the 2023 general election.

In his welcome address, Yakubu lamented the activities of money bags whom he said, were desperate to compromise the will of the people at every election cycle, adding however that in collaboration with security agencies, the Commission would do everything possible to ensure that money would not be used to subvert the will of the people in the 2023 elections.

He reminded political merchants that elections were not profit-making enterprises, but civilised means of selecting leaders at the various tiers of government.

Meanwhile, Yakubu disclosed the readiness of the commission to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with transport owners/stakeholders today (Monday) for the supply of vehicles during the elections

On his part, the Chairman, Inter-Party Advisory Council and the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Party, Sani Yabagi, called on Nigerians to rally round only candidates capable of repositioning the country rather than politicians desirous of buying their way to power.