27 incidents on record
What went wrong, and where.
Incidents during Nigerian elections since 1999: violence, ballot snatching, vote buying, missing materials, technology failures and court rulings. Each entry says where it happened and links to the reporting it is based on.
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Vote buying
· 2024
Ondo 2024: vote buying and the lowest turnout since 1999
Civil society groups reported widespread vote buying in the 2024 Ondo governorship election, which also recorded the state's lowest turnout since 1999.
Ondo State · 16 Nov 2024
Vote buying
· 2018
Ekiti 2018: open vote buying at polling units
Observers reported cash being openly handed to voters near polling units in the 2018 Ekiti governorship election won by Kayode Fayemi.
Ekiti State · 14 Jul 2018
This archive records what reliable media, observer groups and courts reported. Inclusion is not a finding of guilt against any person or party. Corrections: solitech@elect.ng