“They Are Behaving Like Armed Robbers,” Jonathan Gives Cryptic Description of Politicians Buying Votes
- Politicians who are corrupt and are not making the nation proud have been given a strong bad name
- According to former President Goodluck Jonathan, corrupt politicians who engage in vote-buying are behaving like armed robbers
- Jonathan gave this cryptic description after casting his vote in Bayelsa state on Saturday, February 25
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described politicians who engage in vote-buying as “armed robbers”.
Jonathan made this assertion immediately after casting his vote on Saturday evening, February 25, in Bayelsa, his home state, Channels TV reported.
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The former president said the conduct of politicians matters during the elections, noting that politics ought to be seen as a clean business.
“My wish for Nigeria is for us to conduct a peaceful election.
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“For us who are politicians, our conduct matters a lot and I always tell politicians that yes, you can win the election through unorthodox means or not. Like using violence to win elections or buying votes and so on but when you do that, you are behaving like an armed robber or a con man,” he said.
2023 Election: El-Rufai votes, reveals candidate he wants to win
In another development, Kaduna state Governor Nasir El-Rufai, on Saturday, February 25, after casting his ballot, said his prayer is for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to win.
The governor queued for over an hour to cast his vote.
The Kaduna governor lamented the low turnout of voters across the state and reported cases of ballot and Biomodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) snatching in some parts.
El-Rufai said:
“We are grateful to Almighty God for bringing us to this day when all Nigerians will decide who will lead them for the next four years.
“In Kaduna State so far, as at the time I came here, everything has been going on smoothly."
2023 presidency: PDP's Atiku casts his vote in Adamawa, speaks on voting process
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has cast his vote in his hometown of Adamawa.
After performing his civic duty, Atiku expressed optimism that the process would be hitch-free for voters, Punch reports.
The former vice president said the process was simple and easy and that he voted without problem.
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