2027: Stop collecting money from candidates - Obla tells Idoma people

Chief Godwin Obla, SAN, has urged the radical of Idoma onshore to halt collecting wealth from politicians earlier voting, insisting that electoral choices should beryllium based connected competence, show and the quality to present meaningful development.

Obla gave the proposal connected Saturday astatine the Federal University of Health Sciences Teaching Hospital, Otukpo, FUHSTHO, successful Benue State.

He cautioned the electorate against demanding wealth from governmental candidates earlier casting their votes, saying specified signifier compromised the integrity of the electoral process and weakened accountability.

"Stop voting arsenic if your lives bash not beryllium connected it. Your lives beryllium connected it. And halt disturbing your children who are competent to springiness you wealth earlier you ballot for them. Look astatine the astir competent radical and ballot for the close people," helium said.

According to him, voters who cod wealth from candidates earlier elections should not expect specified politicians to stay accountable aft winning arsenic they whitethorn see the wealth a outgo for their votes.

"When you inquire radical for wealth earlier you formed your ballot successful an election, you person compromised the integrity of the process.

"After the election, that idiosyncratic doesn't beryllium you anything; helium has paid you. And you halt disturbing the person. The idiosyncratic needs to retrieve his oregon her money," Obla added.

The elder advocator besides criticised what helium described arsenic the inclination of the electorate to prioritise governmental personalities, enactment affiliations and ca...