Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan says inducing voters with money and other items on election day, as being witnessed in Nigeria is a criminal offence in other countries.
The ex president made this known in a chat with journalists in Abuja on Monday.
Jonathan stated that the laws of the country needs to be reviewed to check the menace, as he called for punitive measures against those who indulge in the unwholesome act.
“The problem we have in Nigeria is the use of money to induce some voters. Compared to other African countries, we spend too much money here. Probably, we need to review our laws because I have observed a number of elections in African countries,” he said.
He furthermore, noted that ordinarily, our electoral laws are supposed to frown at such practices. “If you do that, you are supposed to be disqualified from contesting in the election,” he added.
