By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it was limited in its capacity to stop vote-buying and justified the N242 billion proposal to conduct the 2019 general election.
INEC Director of Publicity and Voter Education, Mr. Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, speaking on Channels Television, yesterday, said the commission had taken several steps since the issue of vote buying drew national attention during Edo State governorship election in 2016.
He said while it was the responsibility of the commission to prosecute those who infringed the electoral laws, including those involved in the act of inducement during elections, he confessed that the commission does not have the power to arrest, a duty he said was meant for security agencies.
He said: “Inducing…
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