尼日利亚众议院拒绝禁止初选投票的法律, 引发前州长Peter Obi的批评。 Nigeria’s House rejects law to ban vote buying in primaries, sparking criticism from former governor Peter Obi.

前阿南布拉州州长和2023年工党总统候选人彼得·奥比(Peter Obi)谴责尼日利亚众议院拒绝在党初选期间将购买选票定为犯罪的立法,称该决定未能解决该国民主制度的一个核心缺陷。 Former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has condemned the Nigerian House of Representatives for rejecting legislation to criminalize vote buying during party primaries, calling the decision a failure to address a core flaw in the country’s democratic system. 他警告说,在选举的基础阶段允许这种做法会破坏确保自由和公正投票的努力,并指出,购买选票已蔓延到社区团体、学生会和地方协会,使腐败正常化。 He warned that allowing such practices at the foundational stage of elections undermines efforts to ensure free and fair polls, and noted that vote buying has spread into community groups, student unions, and local associations, normalizing corruption. Obi强调,持久的民主改革必须在政治参与的最早阶段开始,并敦促尼日利亚人要求承担责任,以保护该国的民主未来。 Obi emphasized that lasting democratic reform must begin at the earliest stage of political participation and urged Nigerians to demand accountability to protect the nation’s democratic future.