OsunDecides: Your vote worth N1.44 million; don’t sell for N10,000, group urges Osun residents
We call on voters in Osun State to reject any temptation to sell their votes on Saturday under any guise because it attracts a political curse, and it is the political equivalent of selling your birthright.
As you go to the poll, we urge you to think about the sanctity of your vote: is your vote not capable of earning you security and good governance if you elect a good leader or secure your job as a wage earner?
The cost of your vote is N1.4m and not N10,000; but to understand its significance, we use the value of monthly minimum wage of N30,000 to multiply 48 months or four years that the vote buyer will spend in office and the value is N1.44 million.
The rising poverty in the land should not be an excuse to sell your vote for N5,000 or even N10,000, rather, your pain and hunger should emboldened you to use your vote to make a statement.
The politicians are desirous of mortgaging our future, and we have come to encourage you to reject vote-buying and monetisation of the electoral process.
Let there be a free, fair and credible poll devoid of monetisation and we are appealing to the police, EFCC and INEC to live up to the expectations of all Nigerians, by discharging their duties with patriotism and honesty.
We have written a letter to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to seek the immediate prosecution of suspects arrested in Ekiti for vote buying to serve as a deterrence in Osun State.
Such prosecution would pass across a strong message to Nigerians and politicians in particular, that the EFCC has opened a new vista intolerant to vote-buying, and act as deterrence to persons who may be intent on inducing voters during the forthcoming Osun governorship election and, during the 2023 general elections.
While looking forward to the prompt prosecution of the offenders, we affirm our commitment to exploring other ingenious strategies in partnership with the EFCC that could help eradicate the menace of vote-buying.
We commend the Commission for keeping to the commitment to helping rid Nigeria’s elections of the menace of voter inducement through vote buying.
We particularly commend the arrests of persons involved in vote buying during the Ekiti governorship election of 18th June, 2022.
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