CDD condemns vote-buying in some polling centres in FCT area council polls

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has decried alleged vote-buying during the Saturday’s area council polls in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).The Director of CDD, Idayat Hassan,made this known in a preliminary statement on the conduct of the elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja.CDD deployed observers to monitor the election across the six area councils.According to her, as in previous elections, vote-buying was very rampant in the polls.“CDD observers reported cases of vote-buying in Gwagwalada, Abaji, AMAC, Kwali, Bwari and Kuje.“However, vote-buying was pronounced in…

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