Monday, November 18, 2024 - The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Myson Nejo, has expressed concern over the alleged vote trading that characterised Saturday’s poll in Ondo State.
While frowning over the development, Nejo, who came third in the
election with 4,138 votes, maintained that he lost the election due to his
refusal to buy votes.
According to him, those who could afford to buy votes from the
electorate won the election.
Nejo, who stated this on Sunday, stressed that despite losing the
election, he was satisfied with himself.
“I thank the good people of Ondo State for voting for me. Without giving
them any money, they still voted for me. I want to believe that my vote is a
valid vote because there was nothing like vote-buying or any unethical
practices on my side. So far, I want to believe I’m a winner in this election,”
he said.
On the issue of vote-buying during the election, Nejo pointedly stated
that votes were being bought for as much as N20,000, describing the development
as worrisome.
“People were buying votes for N20,000 or N15,000, and in my polling
unit, it was N10,000 to N15,000. Because I didn’t have money and I told them I
wasn’t going to give even a kobo to buy votes, I ended up with only two votes
in my unit and about 40 votes in total.
“But I don’t care. People were calling me, asking for money in exchange
for their votes, but I stood my ground. If they want to vote, they should vote.
I wasn’t going to give a kobo to buy votes,” Nejo said.
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