Nigerians speak on vote buying
By CNBC
19 September 2018 |
7:56 am
Vote buying and insecurity have been listed as some of the possible threats to free and fair elections in Nigeria by the National Democratic Institute. CNBC Africa went on the street of Lagos to find out people's opinion on vote buying.
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