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Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | In a bid to ensure the integrity of the forthcoming general elections, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigeria’s main anti-graft agency, on Wednesday said it has deployed its operatives to combat vote-buying across the country.
Wilson Uwujaren, the spokesman for the EFCC, said in a statement that apart from the teams deployed across Nigeria, the anti-graft police had also released incidents reporting hotlines for the 36 states of the country, and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The attention of the world is focused on Nigeria and we must do what is necessary to ensure that we have credible, free, and fair elections,” the EFCC statement said, urging the operatives to be conscious of the interest of the nation and exhibit a high sense of professionalism in the discharge of their duties.
Uwujaren emphasized that in line with the core values of professionalism, integrity, and courage, the EFCC placed a high responsibility on its operatives to “ensure that this election is devoid of financial malpractices, especially inducement of voters.”
While the presidential election and elections into Nigeria’s bicameral legislature will be held on Feb. 25, governorship and state legislature elections will be on March 11, according to an official timetable set by the Independent National Electoral Commission, the country’s electoral body.
