The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it has devised ways of tracking down vote sellers and buyers in Saturday’s Governorship and State Assembly elections in the state.
The Head of EFCC, Kaduna Zonal Office, Mailafia Yakubu, disclosed this on Thursday during a courtesy call to Kaduna State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He said the commission will not disclose such strategy for security reasons and warned residents against vote buying and selling during the election.
Yakubu said vote buying is a big crime that attracts 12 years in prison or an option of fine of N500,000.
He called on journalists to help in the fight against corruption, saying “The election is here, and we will like to tell members of the public that vote buying is a big crime. We all owe the state and the country a duty to expose culprits.”
He commended journalists for making EFCC a success story in the state, adding that, “We are ever ready to partner journalists and NUJ in general in the fight against corruption, as well as the fight against vote buying in this election period.”
Earlier in his remarks, the NUJ State Chairman, Comrade Adamu Yusuf, thanked the EFCC boss for the visit and assured him that the council is always prepared to partner with the Commission for the betterment of the society.
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