Did Nigeria’s cash crunch tackle vote-buying?
By Reuters
03 March 2023 |
5:22 am
Analysts say the acute shortage of naira notes caused by the currency redesign policy that has crippled Nigeria in the run up to Saturday’s election may have reduced vote buying by political parties.
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