A former presidential candidate, Mr. Kingsley Moghalu, has decried the low turnout of voters at the Anambra State governorship election.
At the same time, he commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the peaceful conduct of the election.
The presidential aspirant, however, decried the spate of vote-buying during the election. He also believed that the low turnout during the poll was due to the longstanding election boycott campaigns by non-state actors and violence in the lead-up to the election.
In a series of tweets, the former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), claimed that the purchase of influence from the clergy and traditional rulers was a massive and disheartening corruption of Nigeria’s democratic process.
He wrote, ”Glad Anambra State governorship election has been peaceful so far and well-organised, barring a few significant hitches.
“But turnout has been very low as a result of the longstanding election boycott campaigns by non-state actors and violence in the lead-up to the election.
“The level of vote-buying, the purchase of influence from the clergy and traditional rulers, however, is a massive and disheartening corruption of our democratic process.
“Some corrupt politicians who have been outspent are complaining. Laughable. Massive voter education is needed,” Moghalu said.
