Eyewitnesses have accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) of offering thousands of naira to voters in order to secure their votes in the ongoing governorship election in Osun State.

A voter told ICIR that the ruling APC paid N5,000 to secure her vote at Polling Unit 001, Ward 8, Ifofin Ilesha, where Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior and former Governor of Osun State, votes.

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Peoples Gazette also reported vote buying perpetrated by “suspected agents” of the PDP at Polling Unit 05, Ward 05, Salvation Army Grammar School, Osogbo.

“I have voted, and the man (party agent) gave N4,000. I had to search through the ballot paper to locate and thumbprint the PDP logo,” a voter told reporters.

Another report revealed how an APC party agent gave out a ‘pass’ to those who voted for his party. This happened at Ward 03, Ikija 11, PU 002, CAC Primary School, Ifetedo, Ife-South LGA. The voters were directed to a house to redeem N5,000 using the pass.

Several videos circulating on Twitter also reveal the complicity of security personnel in electoral malpractices.

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Ademola Adeleke of the PDP, Lasun Yusuf of the Labour Party and Adegboyega Oyetola of the APC are among the top contenders for the seat of the Governor of Osun State.