Politicians are trying to outspend one another in the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti as voters and security operatives are being induced.
DailyTrust reports observers as witnessing different instances of vote buying and inducement of security operatives and some INEC officials across the state.
The election started on a peaceful not across many polling units, and voters trooped out en masse.
However, no sooner than accreditation commenced did politicians start reaching out to voters through party agents.
At Polling Unit 002, St Mary Catholic Nur/Pry School, Oye Local Government Area, people commented openly on how much political parties were spending.
The three leading parties in the election are said to be involved in the act.
While one is said to be giving out N10,000 to a voter, the remaining two are allegedly bribing voters with N5,000 each.
In one of the polling units at Ward 10 Afao/Kajola, Ikere LGA, security personnel and INEC ad hoc staff threatened to stop work, claiming that the money given to them was small compared to what they got from other parties.
