Edo guber poll: EFCC deploys operatives against voters’ inducement

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said its operatives have been deployed to all local government areas in Edo state to tackle voters’ inducement in Saturday’s governorship elections.

EFCC Head, Media & Publicity, Dele Oyewale, in a press statement, Friday in Abuja, said while commenting on the development, the EFCC Executive Chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, assured that Commission was committed to the attainment of electoral integrity across the country by insulating voters from every form of financial inducement in exercising their franchise.

“Our operatives have been deployed to monitor the conduct of the elections. We are committed to the attainment of electoral integrity by ensuring that voters cast their votes democratically without any form of financial inducement.

“Vote buying is a financial crime and the EFCC won’t allow it anywhere,” Olukoyede said.

The spokesperson noted that the Commission has always been involved in monitoring every electoral process across the country in line with its mandate of tackling all forms of economic and financial crimes.