EFCC moves against vote buyers, deploys operatives to states, FCT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, has sent agents to the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory in advance of Saturday’s general elections to fight vote-buying.

The anti-graft agency has released incident reporting hotlines for the 36 states of the Federation and the FCT in addition to the teams deployed throughout the nation.
The move was made to ensure the integrity of the February 25, 2023, Presidential and National Assembly elections, according to Wilson Uwujaren, head of media and publicity for the EFCC.

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Uwujaren said executive chairman of the Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, charged the operatives to be conscious of the interest of the nation and to exhibit a high sense of professionalism in the discharge of their duties.

“You are out on a national assignment and I expect you to conduct yourselves responsibly in line with our core values of professionalism, integrity and courage. You have a responsibility to ensure that this election is devoid of financial malpractices, especially inducement of voters. The attention of the world is focused on Nigeria and we must do what is necessary to ensure that we have credible, free and fair elections”.

The Commission also exhorted the public to use these hotlines to report any instances of vote buying or selling as well as any other proof of financial misconduct intended to skew the results of an election.

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“Users of the EFCC financial crimes reporting app, Eagle Eye, which can be downloaded from the Google Play or Apple store, can also report anyone attempting to buy or sell votes.

The public may also contact the Commission by email at info@efcc.gov.ng or through our official social media account, @officialefcc.