The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dispatched officers to the States of Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo to monitor the gubernatorial elections scheduled for November 11th.
The EFCC‘s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, revealed this in a statement on Friday, saying the decision was made to combat election fraud and related financial crimes during the polls.
“In its drive to checkmate electoral fraud and associated financial crimes, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has deployed its officers to Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo States, where governorship elections are holding on Saturday, November 11, 2023″.
“The Commission’s monitoring operations are to tackle any form of voter’s inducement through vote buying, vote selling, and other manipulation of the electoral processes at variance with the Electoral Act,” the statement reads.