The Independent National Electoral Commission,
INEC, has sought an enhanced collaboration with the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the areas of intelligence sharing on
electoral offences, sensitisation campaigns against vote trading and the prompt
prosecution of electoral offenders.
The request was made on Friday, August 8, 2025,
when the new INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Kwara
State, Hale Gabriel Longpet, paid a courtesy visit to the Director
of Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, Daniel Isei.
While disclosing that the visit was a
demonstration of INEC’s commitment to partnering with the
EFCC in a quest to deepen democracy, Longpet noted
that credible elections required the efforts of all stakeholders
towards ensuring transparency and accountability in the pre and
post-election processes. He expressed optimism that with the
EFCC’s support, incidences of vote merchandising and financial
inducements on the electoral field would be drastically reduced in
the country.
Isei in his response, commended INEC for its pivotal
role in safeguarding Nigeria’s democratic processes and reaffirmed EFCC’s
readiness to support the electoral body in ensuring free, fair, and credible
elections in Kwara State, noting that the fight against corruption included
curbing electoral malpractices such as vote buying, bribery, and other forms of
financial inducement that undermine the integrity of polls.
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