Edo election: INEC says anyone caught buying votes will be prosecuted- Anyone caught buying votes during the Edo and Ondo governorship elections will be arrested and prosecuted, INEC has warned - The electoral commission gave the warning on Thursday, August 20, at a sensitisation forum for journalists in Benin - INEC urged all stakeholders to go about their activities in a manner that would not jeopardise the conduct of the elections PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Anyone caught buying votes during the Edo and Ondo governorship elections will be arrested and prosecuted, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned. The electoral commission gave the warning on Thursday, August 20, at a one-day sensitisation forum for journalists in Benin, The VON reported. Festus Okoye, the INEC national commissioner, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC) disclosed that there would be security personnel at each voting centre to ensure strict implementation of the directive. Recommended for you Baby with "big nose" becomes beautiful girl after 1 year, her transformatio... READ ALSO: Ondo 2020 governorship election: What do we know about it? “We will work closely with security agencies to arrest threats and degrade acts of violence,” he said. Okoye urged all stakeholders to go about their activities in a manner that would not jeopardise the conduct of the elections. Meanwhile, following the alleged plot by the Independent National Electoral Commission to postpone the governorship election in Edo state, the PDP and the leading opposition in the state, APC have engaged in verbal war. Legit.ng gathered that the PDP national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, alleged at a press conference on Thursday, August 20, in Abuja, that APC leaders were arm-twisting INEC to shift the election date. The APC, however, said the PDP is not prepared for the forthcoming Edo and Ondo states governorship elections. In another news report, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state explained why he believes the ruling party will win the Ondo state governorship election. Recommended for you "Simi don trabaye": Video of Adekunle Gold, wife & Deja jubilating over his... Sanwo-Olu who served as the chairman of the APC national campaign council for the Ondo poll said the party will emerge victorious because the incumbent governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has performed well. The Lagos state governor made the statement on Thursday, August 20, at Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, according to a report by The Nation newspaper. Still on politics, ahead of the Ondo state governorship election, it appears all is still not well in the camp of the PDP as it plans to wrestle power from the ruling APC. Banji Okunomo, a governorship aspirant, and his supporters have backed out of campaign activities of Eyitayo Jegede across the state, The Nation reported. Jegede was asked to pick one of the aspirants from Ondo South that contested against him at the PDP primary as his running mate, instead, he chose Gboluga Ikengboju, a member of the House of Representatives. Recommended for you "Ngbó, they say you carry belle": Denrele Edun celebrates Yemi Alade, revea... PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app We'll isolate Wike in an isolation center - Ganduje | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - Anyone caught buying votes during the Edo and Ondo governorship elections will be arrested and prosecuted, INEC has warned - The electoral commission gave the warning on Thursday, August 20, at a sensitisation forum for journalists in Benin - INEC urged all stakeholders to go about their activities in a manner that would not jeopardise the conduct of the elections PAY ATTENTION READ ALSO: Legit.ng PAY ATTENTION