The National Bureau of Statistics has affirmed that there was a prevalence of vote-buying and selling during the 2023 general elections.
According to the NBS in its report titled, ’Corruption in Nigeria: Patterns and trends third survey on corruption as experienced by the population’, the elections recorded 22% of vote buying, which is five per cent higher than the 2019 general elections with 17%.
The 2023 general election, according to observers was characterized by vote-buying in not just local, but hard currencies.
