Cash-For-Votes Scandal Rocks Ekiti Governorship Poll Despite EFCC Presence (Video)

Fresh allegations of vote-buying have emerged in Aramoko Ekiti, headquarters of Ekiti West Local Government Area, as the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election got underway on Saturday, with multiple voters claiming to have received cash payments from political party agents in exchange for their ballots.

Findings from the area revealed that some voters openly admitted pocketing money from representatives of contesting political parties. According to those interviewed, agents of the All Progressives Congress (APC) allegedly handed out ₦10,000 per voter, while operatives of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) reportedly offered a lesser sum of ₦2,000 to sway support.

At Polling Unit 004, located at Chief Ologbodo’s House, Oke Uro, Aramoko II, eyewitnesses disclosed that party agents brazenly approached voters with cash offers, with the exchanges reportedly taking place in plain sight, despite the visible presence of electoral officials and security operatives.

Several voters who spoke on the development confirmed pocketing cash from political actors, describing the practice as a recurring pattern observed across numerous polling centres within the community.

The fresh allegations surfaced just hours after EFCC operatives had earlier visited Polling Unit 003 at Oyebanji Okelele, Ward 06, Ikogosi, also within Ekiti West Local Government Area, amid mounting concerns over inducement-driven voting.

Reports indicate that about 10 officials of the anti-graft agency arrived at the unit shortly after voting commenced, where they kept watch over proceedings. However, no arrests had been recorded as of press time.

The development comes despite earlier warnings issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), anti-corruption bodies, and civil society groups, who had cautioned against vote-buying and other electoral malpractices ahead of Saturday’s poll.

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