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
· 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
Voter intimidation
· 2014
"Ekitigate": soldiers and the 2014 Ekiti governorship
A leaked recording, released in 2015, allegedly captured politicians and a soldier discussing the use of the military to influence the 2014 Ekiti election.
Ekiti State · 21 Jun 2014
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