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Group wants NASS to legislate against vote buying
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the united global resolve for peace ugrfp has called on the national assembly to urgently come up with a legislation that will check vote buying which has become a serious threat to nigerian democracy1 ugfrps executive director olaseni shalom in a statement on tuesday in abuja said that nigeria had been a victim of series of anti-democratic activities and power hungry politicians1 according to him there has never been a greater threat to nigerias democracy than the dangerous trend of cash for votes1 the national assembly as a matter of urgency should address this national embarrassment of voters inducement and protect the sanctity of our constitutional rights1 i will continue to urge my fellow nigerians to outrightly reject this inducement and always vote their conscience1 this horrendous trend started off as incentives and has often being excused away as a means of appreciation and emoluments to party members and goodwill to the pvc holders1 this obnoxious disease is suffered by every fabric of the society which celebrates some sort of rewards and often times bribes in order to carry out duty and has also eaten deeply into the hearts of our leaders and representatives he said1 he said that those that argued that the economy was bad and that the poor masses only took the money but voted their hearts were only enabling the dangerous trend1 shalom said that vote buying had held nigerias democracy hostage for too long adding that it was high time nigerians got rid of it1 according to him inec and the law enforcement agencies have shown there is not much they can do to root out this menace as evident in the recent elections conducted in the country1