A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State, and the candidate of the party for Anambra Central Senatorial District, Mr Kodilichukwu Okelekwe has identified poverty and ignorance as some of the reasons, why vote-buying during election is thrives in Nigeria. Okelekwe, who spoke during a stakeholders meeting of members of APC in the state said poverty is real the reason people do not consider the loss of four years, instead will prefer paltry sums to cast their votes. “Vote buying is now an issue in election process, but we know that it is a passing phase. Before now, it used to be ballot box snatching, but innovation in election process has phased that out. “Today, it is vote buying, and we know that too will pass some day. Vote buying is made worse by poverty and ignorance. Someone will not consider the good education, good healthcare and many other dividends that come from good governance, but will rather insist on collecting money to vote.” He lamented that vo