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Two aspirants for Senate President, Speaker reportedly offering $1million per vote – APC governors

Two candidates who seek to hold the third and fourth-highest offices in Nigeria are rumoured to be planning to bribe their fellow lawmakers with as much as $1 million each to get elected, officials have said.

Governors elected on the platform of Nigeria’s ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), stated this ‘rumour’ in a memo to the country’s newly elected president, Bola Tinubu.

The governors under the aegis of Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) said they were aware of ‘rumours’ that two lawmakers, one aspiring for Senate President and another for Speaker of the House of Representatives, have expressed willingness to offer between $500,000 and $1 million per lawmaker in exchange for votes.

Although they did not name the two candidates allegedly involved in the bribery scheme, they suggested the two candidates are of the APC.

“Indeed, it is being rumoured that one aspirant for the Senate Presidency and another for Speakership are willing to offer as much as $500,000 to $1 million per vote. Opposition party of the National Assembly are being courted with the likelihood of the 2015 situation presenting itself if care is not taken.

TIMES exclusively reported that PGF had in a memo called for the intervention of Mr Tinubu on the zoning of the principal offices of the federal parliament. The governors recommended a zoning formula for the offices.

According to the memo which is the outcome of a meeting held on 8 April, the governors warned Mr Tinubu that the “over-investment” by the aspirants may make zoning impossible if action is not taken quickly.

The governors noted that aspirants are offering newly elected lawmakers thousands of dollars for , and some are willing to take the offer to a million dollars per vote.

“It is imperative that the President-Elect and the Party wade into this situation and announce an acceptable zoning formula as soon as possible. This is necessary to prevent over-investment by candidates, which leads to acrimony and bitterness. New Senators-elect and -elect are being offered thousands of dollars.

“Indeed, it is being rumoured that one aspirant for the Senate Presidency and another for Speakership are willing to offer as much as $500,000 to $1 million per vote. Opposition party of the National Assembly are being courted with the likelihood of the 2015 situation presenting itself if care is not taken,” the memo reads in part.

Composition of National Assembly

The ruling APC had after the 25 February election, emerged as the party with the majority in the 109-member Senate with its 57 elected senators.

However, it has yet to form a comfortable majority in the 360-member House of Representatives as it currently has about 162 -elect.

Seven other parties with hip in the 10th session of the House have about 163 -elect.

The numbers are expected to increase after the supplementary elections held across the country on Saturday. The elections were held in 31 federal constituencies and five senatorial districts.

Both chambers of the National Assembly will be inaugurated in June during which the presiding officers will be elected.


History of vote buying in Nigeria

Nigeria’s electoral process has been marred by vote buying as politicians offer money to voters in exchange for votes.

Party primaries in Nigeria are also marred by allegations of vote buying, particularly if only delegates are allowed to vote in such primaries.

TIMES had reported how a Peoples Democratic Party delegate, Tanko Sabo, gave millions of Naira to some people in his local government after serving as a delegate at the primaries.

Mr Sabo told reporters in Kaduna that he made so much money because he was a delegate to the state assembly, National Assembly, governorship and presidential primaries of his party.

A former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, last year, also alleged that aspirants at the APC presidential primary in June 2022 offered money to delegates.

https://www.timesng.com/news/593633-two-aspirants-for-senate-president-speaker-reportedly-offering-1million-per-vote-apc-governors.html

Hearsay.

Money dey this country o, make you na sha pay you na 10% to orphanages when you na don soil you na hand ... Onye Bribe takers

You now see the reason why these demons in APC want Tinubu to be president.

Na only uzor kalu and akpabio fit give that kind bribe

Orfankwagh:
Na only uzor kalu and akpabio fit give that kind bribe

Which party are they representing?

Na their way oo
God forbid BATing!

I don't understand.

What exactly is the difference between a senator and the senate president? Even the difference in allowance is not much.

So what is it that they are ready to bribe with almost a billion naira?

Seductress4:
Which party are they representing?

APC

Seductress4:
You now see the reason why these demons in APC want Tinubu to be president.

U càn continue to çry, Tinubu is already d prèsîdéñt, they will even make Obi their puppet.

frankyychiji:
Na their way oo
God forbid BATing!

How did Lienûs become d prèsîdéñtîaI càndidàte of LP in less than two weeks?
U don't want to tell that story abi?

JagabanBorgu:

How did Lienûs become d prèsîdéñtîaI càndidàte of LP in less than two weeks?
U don't want to tell that story abi?

Gazelle garagarau balublu Bulaba balublu.

Take that stupid question out of my mention.

LeoDeKing:
I don't understand.

What exactly is the difference between a senator and the senate president? Even the difference in allowance is not much.

So what is it that they are ready to bribe with almost a billion naira?

Omenkalives dey wonder.. LoL

All these half baked journalism.

If you dont mention their names then the report is not true...

How much is their salary again?
Then one person will spend $1m each on how many people?

LeoDeKing:
I don't understand.

What exactly is the difference between a senator and the senate president? Even the difference in allowance is not much.

So what is it that they are ready to bribe with almost a billion naira?

Doesn't make any sense. $1m each to bribe how many people? Their own salary no even reach $100k a month

LeoDeKing:
I don't understand.

What exactly is the difference between a senator and the senate president? Even the difference in allowance is not much.

So what is it that they are ready to bribe with almost a billion naira?

The money is not in the salary, it's in the constituency allocations, other allowances, bribes from local and international companies/organizations to move bills that will boost agendas or business etc.

ijustdey:


Two aspirants for Senate President, Speaker reportedly offering $1million per vote – APC governors


Although they did not name the two candidates rumoured to be involved in the bribery scheme, they suggested the two candidates are of the APC.





https://www.timesng.com/news/593633-two-aspirants-for-senate-president-speaker-reportedly-offering-1million-per-vote-apc-governors.html

Nlfpmod

And unintelligent people who can barely feed themselves, will want to die ing these lots. Fools everywhere

Hmmmmmm this sounds somehow, there 109 senators in the Senate, so a senator can cough out 108 million dollars about 80,000,000,000 (80 billion naira) for senate president sit?

When we told them that APC is gradually destroying democracy in Nigeria they taught we are lying. In Sam's voice, wait for 2027😂😂😂

You guys should continue sharing the money. The new Nigeria headed by OBIDATTI where no shishi is given is coming.

Can anything good ever come out of this country? If the elected can bribe in the range of 1 million dollars, how much will he even embezzle. Nigeria is not the best place to live currently. All the arms of the government are corrupt, which way forward. May God help us o

So nah here all our Nigeriavmoney dey go.. Lord have mercy o

When Nigerian politicians are done with this ZOO ehh

You zombidiots and BAtstards will be begging for this country to be broken to pieces overnight.

You think they give a Bleep about your religion or whether you belong to their tribe.

Everybody knows Nigeria is a sinking ship, it's a matter of when. They have offshoots abroad with pilots on speed dial to jet out if shit hits the fan. Their children and bankers are abroad amassing and storing wealth in gold and liquid assets.

The people I pity the most are my One Nigeria Igbo foolish brothers that are living in enemy zone, they will be used to count scores like no man business. This time around, none of us that are alive to tell the tale will avenge the death of any blockhead

God have mercy, evil party.

Good

Politics Drama so Party can quickly zone...why not name the people and reveal thyself if you can win the lawsuit against defamation Lol

ijustdey:
Two aspirants for Senate President, Speaker reportedly offering $1million per vote – APC governors



https://www.timesng.com/news/593633-two-aspirants-for-senate-president-speaker-reportedly-offering-1million-per-vote-apc-governors.html

$1m per vote.. are you seriously talking?

APC...the same people who stole the country blind.
Tell them to increase salary, they'd remind you the economy is bad

The amount is ridiculous. They will bribe but can't offer $1m each, how much will he realise to spend that much?

APC, party of rogues. A party that can be likened to a den of robbers. They have so lowered governance to the lowest form it can get.