Reported by: Oahimire Omone Precious | Edited by: Oravbiere Osayomore Promise.
The Deputy National Chairman (South) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Ben Nwoye, has cautioned politicians against making unsubstantiated allegations of vote buying after losing elections, insisting that anyone with genuine evidence of electoral malpractice should report it to security agencies rather than resort to media trials or street protests. Nwoye made the remarks on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, while reacting to the growing trend of defeated candidates rejecting election outcomes and making accusations without proof.
Speaking in an interview monitored by The Sun, Nwoye noted that it has become common for some politicians to take to the streets and airwaves after losing at the polls, making claims of vote buying and other irregularities. “Many of those who contested, though not all, take to the streets and the airwaves after losing elections,” he said. “They begin to make accusations and raise claims of vote buying. However, he who alleges must prove”.
The APC chieftain argued that anyone with credible evidence of vote buying should formally report the matter to security agencies for investigation, rather than making unverified allegations in public. “If there were genuine cases of vote buying, they should have been reported to the security agencies, rather than making unverified allegations simply because of electoral loss,” Nwoye stated.
Nwoye maintained that electoral complaints should be pursued through lawful channels, stressing that political actors must provide proof when alleging irregularities in an election. His comments come amid ongoing debates over electoral integrity following the recently concluded Ekiti State governorship election and various senatorial by-elections, where some losing candidates have raised concerns about the conduct of the polls.
In a separate interview on ARISE News, also published on June 23, Nwoye addressed Peter Obi and his supporters, arguing that democracy is won at polling units, not on social media or television studios. “Democracy is not about being on the internet, running around, or mobilising as if it were student union activism. It is about being on the ground,” Nwoye said. He insisted that the people of Ekiti State expressed their choices through the ballot at their various polling units. “The people of Ekiti State spoke; they practised democracy at the polling units, not on the internet or in television studios,” he added.
Nwoye, who was elected Deputy National Chairman (South) of the APC at the party’s national convention on March 28, 2026, replacing Chief Emma Eneukwu, has been a vocal advocate for the ruling party’s electoral strategies. He recently attributed the APC’s victory in the Enugu North Senatorial by-election to the support of Governor Peter Mbah and party leaders.
The APC deputy chairman’s remarks reflect the ruling party’s broader effort to counter narratives of electoral manipulation, as the country prepares for the 2027 general elections. His call for evidence-based complaints and grassroots engagement signals a shift toward institutional accountability and away from what he described as the politicisation of electoral grievances.
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