{"id":174882,"date":"2025-08-18T22:15:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T21:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/anambra-by-election-voters-induced-with-n20000"},"modified":"2025-08-18T23:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T22:20:10","slug":"anambra-by-election-voters-induced-with-n20000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/anambra-by-election-voters-induced-with-n20000","title":{"rendered":"Anambra By-Election Voters Induced with N20,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The senatorial candidate of the Young Progressives Party, YPP, in Anambra State, Oforbuike Okoli-Egbo, has lamented vote-buying in the Saturday\u2019s by-election in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Okoli-Egbo made this revelation on Monday, when he was answering questions in an interview on Channels Television\u2019s Lunchtime Politics.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the exercise was marred by financial inducement, with voters receiving between N15,000 and N20,000 to cast their ballot.<\/p>\n<p>The politician disclosed that the development undermined the credibility of the exercise and was a departure from past elections in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened in Anambra is a heavily financially induced election. It has never been known that a voter is paid over N15,000 to N20,000 to cast their vote. That was what transpired.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe elections were marred with heavy financial inducement from APGA and the APC,\u201d he alleged.<\/p>\n<p>Okoli-Egbo, however, said his party maintained a strong base in the state, citing past electoral victories as proof of its influence.<\/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. The senatorial candidate of the Young Progressives Party, YPP, in Anambra State, Oforbuike Okoli-Egbo, has lamented vote-buying in the Saturday\u2019s by-election in the state. Okoli-Egbo made this revelation on Monday, when he was answering questions in an interview on Channels Television\u2019s Lunchtime Politics. 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