VOTE BUYING AND THE CREDIBILITY OF THE KOGI STATE 2019 GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION IN LOKOJA METROPOLIS
VOTE BUYING AND THE CREDIBILITY OF THE KOGI STATE 2019 GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION IN LOKOJA METROPOLIS

Summary/Abstract: This study seeks to examine the implications of vote-buying on the electoral credibility of Kogi state 2019 gubernatorial election in Lokoja Metropolis. This study adopted the Survey method because of the nature which requires people’s opinion. The population of study is 137,301 registered voters, and a sample of 400 voters were used for this study. Meanwhile, stratified random sampling was adopted for the study. Out of the 400-questionnaire given to respondents, 387 were filled and returned. Mean was used for the analysis of data. The study revealed that vote-buying has negative implications on the credibility of the 2019 gubernatorial election in Lokoja Metropolis. Lastly, this study recommends among other things that since the research revealed that there is a relationship between income (economic position) and voters' decisions, political parties should provide excellent governance when elected and improve the situations of electorate who voted them into office.

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