Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

EFCC Launches Offensive Against Election Fraud, Tracks Campaign Financing by Parties

As preparations for the 2019 general election enters the home stretch, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission restates its determination to stamp out corruption in the electoral process to ensure that the will of the people is not subverted through financial inducement by desperate politicians. To this end, and starting from the governorship election in Osun State this weekend, the Commission has fully mobilized its investigative resources in a proactive move to stem the incidence of vote buying and other financial inducements that had bedeviled the nation's electoral process. Specifical…