The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has alleged that votes were traded for as much as ₦10,000 during Saturday’s 2026 Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections Addressing journalists in Abuja, a co-convener of the group, Celestine Odo, said while the elections were largely peaceful, observers recorded widespread vote buying and delays in the commencement of voting across several polling units. According to Odo, the situation room received reports of open vote trading in parts of Abuja Municipal Area Council, where voters allegedly exchanged their votes for as much as ₦10,000. He said, “Vote buying was observed in many polling units visited. In few a places, it was openly done in some polling units such as PU008, 056, 057 and 058 Gidan Mangoro Ward of AMAC where votes traded w...