The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced that its operatives have been deployed across all local government areas in Edo State to prevent voter inducement during the state’s upcoming governorship election on Saturday.
This was revealed in a statement by Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, and shared with Channels Television on Friday.
The EFCC Chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to ensuring electoral integrity nationwide by protecting voters from financial inducement when exercising their voting rights.
“Our operatives are on the ground to monitor the elections. We are dedicated to upholding electoral integrity by ensuring that voters can cast their ballots freely and without any form of financial inducement. Vote buying is a financial crime, and the EFCC will not tolerate it anywhere,” Olukoyede stated.
The statement also emphasized that the Commission has consistently played an active role in overseeing electoral processes across the country, as part of its mandate to combat all forms of economic and financial crimes.
The off-cycle election in Edo features 17 candidates competing for the governorship, with the winner set to replace Governor Godwin Obaseki, whose eight-year tenure concludes in November.