CLAIM:
A post on X (formerly Twitter) by user @Tkoy2025 (CHIDERA), viewed over 568 times as of 11:28 a.m. on Saturday, November 8, 2025, claimed that there was massive vote buying during the ongoing Anambra governorship election.
The post read: There is a massive ongoing vote buying happening now in Anambra State. APGA and APC are the chief culprits. People collect 5k, 5KG Rice just to vote. I feel so disappointed to see an elderly man advocating for a bag of rice and money.
Also, another claim-post on the X by the user (MAPD) MAP Development Ini…@mapdiafrica as at 01:07pm, showed evidence of video of vote buying in certain locations.
Post read; State: Anambra State
LGA:Awka south, Location: IGWEBUEZE PRI.SCH 1,2&3, RA: 06 Awka II and PU: 014,001 & 002, Vote buying captured at the back of the church. Tagging: #MediaAdvocacy, #AnambraDecides2025, #SayNoToVoteBuying,#GoodGovernanceOnly, #GoOutAndVote, #ItIsYourRight.
https://x.com/mapdiafrica/status/1987129794731860378?s=20
VERIFICATION
Ahead of the election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had repeatedly warned against vote-buying and voter inducement, emphasising that such acts undermine electoral integrity.
Several media outlets, including TheCable, Vanguard, and Blueprint, among others reported incidents of vote buying in parts of Anambra in the ongoing Governorship election.
In its report entitled “Vote-buying rampant in Anambra guber — but I’m optimistic, says George Moghalu,” TheCable quoted George Moghalu, the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate, who expressed concern about widespread voter inducement despite the presence of security personnel.
“I have received reports of widespread vote-buying across parts of the state,” Moghalu told journalists in Nnewi North LGA.
While these reports substantiate claims of vote buying during the election, direct evidence linking the APC and APGA specifically, and the alleged inducements of ₦5,000 and 5kg of rice, remains unavailable.
CONCLUSION
The findings are partially accurate. Evidence shows that vote buying and voter inducement occurred during the Anambra governorship election.
It is accurate that APGA has been implicated in multiple reports, while APC was also mentioned.
