George Moghalu, the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in the ongoing Anambra State election, has raised concerns over reports of vote-buying in parts of the state.
Speaking to journalists on Saturday at his residence in Nnewi North LGA, Moghalu said that despite the heavy deployment of security personnel for the election, he had received multiple reports of widespread vote-buying.
“The situation is scandalous and very embarrassing. The issue of vote-buying is no more a speculation. It happened very aggressively in the last by-election. This time around, I’ve been receiving reports of the same thing happening,” he said.
Moghalu called on security agencies to act against those involved.
“With the quantity of security personnel that has been brought into Anambra state for the purposes of this election, I expect that vote-buyers by now should have been caught and stopped,” he stated.
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Describing the trend as “most unfortunate,” Moghalu warned that electoral corruption undermines the integrity of the voting process.
“The worst form of corruption is electoral corruption. Because by electoral corruption, you put in office people who are not credible, people who are not qualified, people who should not hold responsible offices. At the end of the day, it is the people that suffer,” he added.
Despite the reports, Moghalu expressed optimism about the election outcome, citing his extensive campaigning and the presentation of his manifesto to voters.
“I’m very optimistic. I’ve done everything I should do according to the rules. I sleep peacefully. I watch everything play out. One of the things I present to the people is my experience, both in the public and private sectors. And I always ask people to verify who I am,” he said.
“Power belongs to God and He gives to whom He pleases. What we are doing is making ourselves available for the will of God to prevail.”