2027: INEC Vows Crackdown on Vote Buying, Campaign Spending

THISDAYLIVE | 10-10-2026 02:28am |

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it will monitor campaign spending and prosecute candidates engaged in vote buying in the 2027 general elections. The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Anambra State, Dr. Queen Elizabeth Agwu, made this known during a stakeholders' meeting. Meanwhile, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike criticized INEC for not sanctioning the Vice Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Rotimi Amaechi, for alleged incitement during his campaign. INEC also issued a "no work, no pay" warning to labour.

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