Anambra 2025: APC’s Uche Ekwunife Alleges Massive Vote Buying, Calls for Electoral Integrity
November 8, 2025: Awka, Anambra State
The Deputy Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the ongoing Anambra 2025 governorship election, Senator Uche Ekwunife, has alleged massive vote buying across several polling units in the state.
Ekwunife made the allegation shortly after casting her vote at Polling Unit 001, Nri, in Anaocha Local Government Area, on Saturday. She described the situation as a grave threat to democracy and a setback to the integrity of the electoral process.
According to the APC chieftain, credible intelligence from party agents and observers indicated that huge sums of money were distributed at polling stations to induce voters.
“Many voters in the state were pressured through financial inducements into voting against their conscience. It is disheartening that instead of allowing the people to freely choose their leaders, some political actors have chosen to corrupt the process with money,” Ekwunife said.
The APC deputy governorship candidate lamented that despite repeated warnings by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies against electoral malpractices, vote buying still occurred on a large scale. She called it “a betrayal of the people’s will and a dangerous setback for Nigeria’s democracy.”
Ekwunife emphasized that vote buying undermines public trust in elections and discourages genuine participation. She urged authorities to take immediate action to curb the menace and ensure that offenders are brought to justice.
“This kind of monetisation of democracy must stop if we truly want progress in Anambra and Nigeria at large,” she added.
Despite her concerns, Ekwunife commended the impressive turnout of voters across the state, describing it as a sign of renewed hope and political awareness among the electorate.
“The enthusiasm of the electorate today shows that our people are tired of bad governance and economic stagnation. I am confident that the APC will emerge victorious because the people are yearning for a new direction,” she said.
Ekwunife urged INEC officials and security agencies to remain vigilant, impartial, and professional in discharging their duties, ensuring that the Anambra 2025 election outcome reflects the genuine will of the people, not the influence of money or intimidation.
She concluded by appealing to voters to resist all forms of monetary temptation, stressing that the future of the state depends on their integrity and courage to vote their conscience.
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