NYSC Member Caught Manipulating Results in Southeast State Apologises, Video Emerges

NYSC Member Caught Manipulating Results in Southeast State Apologises, Video Emerges

A serving member of the National Youth Service Corps has been caught in a yet-to-be-identified polling unit trying to manipulate the results of the 2023 presidential election.

The corps member was caught manipulating the results by swapping votes gathered by the Labour Party for the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).

NYSC, Enugu, Peter Obi, Rabiu Kwankwaso, Labour Party, NNPP
A corps member was caught manipulating results after the 2023 presidential election in Enugu state. Photo: Peter Obi, Preach Love, Rabiu Kwankwaso
Source: Twitter

In a video seen by Legit.ng, the NYSC member was surrounded by scores of voters at the polling unit and police officers as she was queried on her actions by some concerned Nigerians.

One of the Nigerians who spoke to the NYSC members asked her if she did not understand some of the guidelines handed to the ad-hoc staff for the 2023 polls.

The voter asked:

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"Did they not teach you about what you are to expect in this election?"

The corps member responded:

"They taught me."

She was later asked what she intended to tell her superiors at the INEC headquarters about her actions.

To this, the corps members said:

"I am very very sorry. Please forgive me."

The corps members also agreed to accept all the consequences of her action in the video shared by a Twitter user.

Watch the full video here:

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National Youth Service Corps members Corps had earlier been warned against electoral malpractice.

The warning was issued to the corps members by the acting director-general of the NYSC Charity Uba.

According to Uba, anyone caught perpetrating any action against the electoral law will go to jail.

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Politicians who are corrupt and are not making the nation proud have been given a bad name.

According to former President Goodluck Jonathan, corrupt politicians who engage in vote-buying behave like armed robbers.

Jonathan made this cryptic description after casting his vote in Bayelsa state on Saturday, February 25.

Source: Legit.ng

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Nnenna Ibeh Nnenna Ibeh is a journalist with over 10 years of experience with various media organisations including Premium Times. Being on the front burner of reporting politics and the different dimensions of governance, she is also passionate about girls' education and women's and children's health. With degrees in Journalism, Peace Studies & Conflict Res., and Dev. Studies, Nnenna has worked in the dev. sector as a communications officer for the Centre for Democracy and Dev. email: ibehnnenna@gmail.com