Nigerian Anti-Graft Agency, EFCC, assigns officers to election-related duties and promises to end vote-buying

For the 36 states that make up the Federation as well as the federal Capital Territory, the EFCC also released incident reporting hotlines (FCT).

Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is said to have sent people to watch the elections in the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

In a statement posted on its official Twitter account on Wednesday, the commission said that sending people to watch the poll was part of efforts to protect the fairness of the Presidential and National Assembly elections on February 25, 2023.

In addition to the teams deployed throughout the country (FCT), the EFCC established incident reporting hotlines in each of the Federation’s 36 states and the federal capital territory.

The Executive Chairman of the Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, charged the operatives to be mindful of the interests of the nation while discharging their duties in a statement that was distributed alongside flyers for the hotlines and the Eagle Eye App for Nigerians to contact and report vote-buying during the elections.

Moreover, Bawa asked election officials to conduct themselves with a high degree of professionalism.

According to the partially written statement, you are on a national assignment, and I expect you to act appropriately and uphold our basic principles of professionalism, integrity, and courage.

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“You have an obligation to make sure that there are no financial irregularities in this election, particularly voter intimidation.” “Nigeria is the center of the world’s attention, so we must take the necessary steps to ensure that our elections are credible, free, and fair.”

It continued, “The Commission strongly advises the general public to use these hotlines to report any instances of vote buying, vote selling, or other proof of financial misconduct intended to tamper with the outcome of an election.”

“Using the EFCC financial crimes reporting app, Eagle Eye, which can be downloaded from the Google Play or Apple stores, members of the public can also report anyone attempting to purchase or sell votes.”

Also, the public can contact the Commission by email at info@efcc.gov.ng or through our social media account, @officialefcc.