IMPLICATION OF VOTE BUYING 2020 GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION IN ONDO STATE
Abstract
ABSTRACT
This study investigated the implication of vote buying 2020 governorship election.
The descriptive research of the survey type was used in the study. A sample of 100 adult people from Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State was drawn using simple random sampling technique. The data collected for the study were subjected to descriptive statistics. Four research questions and two hypothese for the study. Findings revealed that The result from research question one revealed that deceit by the politicians, ignorance, apathy, poverty and electorates on their part see politics especially during election as an opportunity to sell their votes to represent their own share of the national cake can lead to vote buying in Ondo State, the results from research question two revealed that majority of the respondents were of view that Illegal expenditure, funding from infamous sources, selling appointments, honours, or access to information, the results from research question three revealed that majority of the respondents were of the view that vote buying politics affect democratic governance in Ondo State can affect the citizen through political instability and the result from research question four that majority of the respondents were of view that ways of improving our political system are to ensure that every vote count, ensuring the integrity of the voter register, introduction of Electronic Voting System (EVS), building adequate capacity for election management and implementing voter and civic education intensively and on a large-scale to empower citizens to exercise their franchise. The study concluded that all legislative processes be implemented in time to enable stakeholders appreciate the operating laws for the exercise be made for good governance. The study therefore recommends that anti-corruption agencies need to collaborate with banks and other financial institutions to monitor the movement of cash during elections.
Keywords: Implication, vote buying, 2020 governorship election
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