{"id":153675,"date":"2025-03-02T22:47:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T21:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nigerian-politicians-can-buy-everybody-to-get-into-office-ex-imo-gov-udenwa"},"modified":"2025-03-10T00:32:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T23:32:34","slug":"nigerian-politicians-can-buy-everybody-to-get-into-office-ex-imo-gov-udenwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-politicians-can-buy-everybody-to-get-into-office-ex-imo-gov-udenwa","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian politicians can buy everybody to get into office \u2013 Ex-Imo Gov Udenwa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Governor of Imo State, Achike Udenwa, has said any politician with the right amount of money can buy their way into office.<\/p>\n<p>Udenwa stated this while appearing on State Affairs, a political podcast hosted by Edmund Obilo, a broadcast journalist.<\/p>\n<p>The former governor, in an excerpt of the episode posted on Saturday, said the electorate no longer questions the character, antecedents, or backgrounds of politicians who seek their support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t ask such questions anymore. And, of course, even if I don\u2019t vote for you, you can buy your way through if you have the right amount of money,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether politicians could buy the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the police, the army, and the voters, Udenwa responded that money can buy everybody.<\/p>\n<p>He criticised the quality of leaders in the country, saying that the issue lies at the heart of the administrative crisis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou do all sorts of things to become governor\u2014\u2018I want to be a minister, I want to be a senator\u2019\u2014and the rest of them, but most of these people don\u2019t have the qualities of a leader,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Governor of Imo State, Achike Udenwa, has said any politician with the right amount of money can buy their way into office. Udenwa stated this while appearing on State Affairs, a political podcast hosted by Edmund Obilo, a broadcast journalist. 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