Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, have been deployed to observe delegates’ inducement and vote-buying at the ongoing presidential primary elections of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC Convention.
A reliable source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said, “We’re currently at the APC convention ground on a covert operation. We’re monitoring activities, and watching keenly for incidents of delegates inducement, vote-buying, and other electoral or financial fraud activities that might take place”.
The source also confirmed to that the EFCC is carrying out the covert operation in order to catch potential perpetrators unaware.
GreenWhiteGreen GWG reports that the operatives have been deployed to the various pavilions of the states.
The deployment is coming as reports of delegates’ inducement to the tune of about $40,000 by major contenders in the ongoing presidential primary elections is making the rounds.
Recall that the EFCC stormed the Moshood Kashimawo Abiola International Stadium, Abuja during the presidential primary elections of the major opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party.
The officers arrived at the venue around 4:40 pm.
The operatives stormed the venue of the PDP’s presidential primary elections in Abuja following reports of alleged vote-buying and bribing of delegates at the event.
The EFCC later released an official statement explaining that its operatives stormed the convention to monitor delegates’ inducement and financial malpractices.
“Our operatives were at the PDP presidential primary elections at the MKO Abiola Stadium to monitor the exercise, and most especially, to check delegates’ inducement and other financial malpractices,” the statement read in part.
