RismadarVoice Reporters, August 18, 2026
Isaac Fayose, younger brother of former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of spending about N60 billion to influence voters during the recently concluded Osun State governorship election.
Fayose made the allegation on Monday during an interview with News Central Television, claiming that the money used for the alleged vote buying ultimately came from taxpayers.
He argued that the APC would not have secured 100,000 votes in the election without what he described as widespread vote trading.
Fayose also criticised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies, accusing them of failing to prevent alleged electoral malpractice during the poll.
He further alleged that armoured security vehicles were used in attempts to interfere with the electoral proce. He questioned why the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had not taken action over the alleged financial activities.
According to him, the alleged expenditure on vote buying raised questions about the source of the funds and the responsibility of government agencies to investigate such claims.
Fayose also accused the police of using armoured vehicles in an alleged attempt to interfere with ballot materials during the election.
He said voters in Osun resisted such attempts and maintained that the election would have produced a significantly different result had there been no alleged vote buying.
“If the election were to be free and fair, APC would not get 100,000 votes,” Fayose said, insisting that the party’s performance was largely driven by alleged financial inducements.
The allegations have not been independently established, and the APC, INEC, police and EFCC had not, at the time of publication, publicly confirmed Fayose’s claims regarding the alleged N60 billion expenditure or the use of armoured vehicles to manipulate the election.
