President Muhammadu Buhari says he curbed vote-buying by asking the electorate to collect money from candidates that offered money to them and only vote their conscience in the February 25 and March 18 elections.
In a statement, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, quoted Buhari as saying: “People are realising their power. Given the chance of a free and fair vote, nobody can tell them what to do. I am unhappy that some candidates lost in the election.
“But I am inspired by the fact that voters were able to make their own decision, to decide who won and who lost. With the currency change, there was no money to spread around but even then, I told voters to take the money and vote according to their consciences.”
Recall that Buhari had asked Nigerians to collect money from politicians if they are offered but should go ahead and vote their choices and conscience.
