Yakubu Dogara, the speaker of the house of representatives, has labeled Trader Moni initiated by the federal government as a direct vote buying method.
Dogara made this known in Abuja on Monday while delivering an address at the one day ‘Public Hearing on Vote Buying and Improving Electoral Processes in Nigeria’.
“I am delighted to address you on this public hearing, this is one of the important issue of the moment that needs to be addressed before the 2019 general elections,” Dogara said.
“For election to be qualified under a Democratic Government for it must be free, fair and credible.
“The recent phenomenal and direct buying of vote is very disheartening. As citizens, we must not surrender to this criminality.
“Vote Buying and other criminal electoral process has left our citizen in a disaster because they are ruled by fear rather than challenging them.
“I call on all Nigerians to rise and condemn all practices of Vote Buying as it is the worst form of corruption and should be treated as such,” Dogara said.