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Money politics, vote buying and selling in Nigeria: An emerging threat to good governance

Before now, Nigeria electoral processes was characterized with rigging devices such as ballot box snuffing and snatching, outright manipulation of election results as well as electoral violence which were a major bane of electoral process in Nigeria. But, in recent time, money politics, vote buying and selling have taken the central stage in our political and electoral activities. This ugly trend has become subject of discussion and natural embarrassment due to the inability of political parties to organize their political activities in a decent manner especially during political electioneerin…