By Boluwatife Adedokun
Voting at Community Primary School 1 in Awka North has been marred by tension and allegations of vote buying, according to field reports gathered by a Blueprint.ng correspondent from the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID). Observers say voters struggled to follow instructions, prompting complaints from the Presiding Officer and slowing the electoral process.
At Polling Unit 003, an APGA party agent was reportedly offering ₦10,000 to voters in exchange for proof of their vote. Citizens claimed that some security personnel were complicit, and journalists faced warnings and phone inspections when attempting to document the situation. Meanwhile, Polling Unit 004 saw both APGA and APC agents engaged in a tug-of-war to canvass voters, reportedly offering the same ₦10,000 token.
Videos from the units show a young man displaying his ballot to claim a token, while a woman was stopped by the Presiding Officer from doing the same. Observers noted a woman in a hat distributing ₦10,000 to voters whose names were recorded, raising serious concerns about electoral malpractice.
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