Osun Election: Voters Accuse APC Supporters of Sharing Money in Polling Units

On Saturday, during the Osun State governorship election, voters at a polling unit in Ejigbo Local Government Area made some startling allegations. They claimed that some individuals, suspected to be supporters of the All Progressives Congress, were distributing money to voters. This incident was captured on video at Ward 4, Unit 7, where voters confronted those accused of sharing cash. According to eyewitnesses, the alleged cash distribution occurred around 9:30 a.m. A similar incident was reported at Ward 4, Unit 13, around 10:30 a.m. One of the voters, who spoke in the video, revealed that the accused individuals fled the scene with some of the money in polythene bags. 'We don't know how much was there. They ran away and used a polythene bag to take the money away,' the voter said. The voters stated that this action went against the instructions given to them and political actors, which prohibited the sharing of money at polling units. 'The rule given to us was that we should not give money to anyone. We did not cause any trouble; we were only running after them,' the voter explained. Some voters also displayed cash they claimed to have recovered from the individuals accused of sharing money, alongside a card they identified as belonging to the APC. 'This is the evidence. The card they used belongs to the APC, and their logo is on it,' another voter said. The incident reportedly occurred at a polling unit linked to Najeem Salaam, also known as Iwaloye, the African Democratic Congress governorship candidate. However, the voters alleged that those caught distributing the money were linked to the APC. 'We are talking about Iwaloye, the ADC candidate. At his unit, APC members are sharing money. It happened at about 9:30 a.m. in Unit 7 and 10:30 a.m. in Unit 13,' one of the voters alleged. These allegations could not be immediately verified, and there was no immediate response from the APC at the time of filing this report.