By Musa Baba Adamu
Senator Shehu Sani has said until the country’s electoral system is reformed to block vote buying, recruitment of leadership would remain only for the highest bidders.
Shehu Sani stated this in a post on his official X handle on Sunday while reacting to reports of vote buying that marred the gubernatorial elections conducted on Saturday in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa States.
Some politicians were arrested by security operatives on Saturday after they were caught with huge amounts of money, allegedly for vote buying.
According to Shehu Sani, if the country continues to operate a democratic system that encourages vote buying, only the highest bidders will continue to rrule.
He said: “As long as we operate a democratic system that encourages and endorses the use of money to buy the votes of party delegates and buy the votes of the electorate, our leadership recruitment and electoral system will continue to be for the highest bidder.”
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