INEC to Osun electorates: Don’t buy or sell votes
14 September 2018 |
1:38 pm
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday warned electorate against buying and selling of votes in the forthcoming Osun state governorship election billed for September 22, 2018.
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