Netizens have taken a swipe at the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) following the outcome of a recent by-election, describing it as a shocking revelation of the deepening poverty ravaging ordinary Nigerians.
In a several viral posts on X (formerly Twitter), they alleged that desperate voters were induced with basic food items such as spaghetti and indomie noodles in exchange for their ballots.
A netizen who tweeted as @ladyship“They said their policies are working. But the by-election revealed much deeper cracks. The poverty is deeper than I imagined. People sold their votes for as little as Spaghetti & Indomie. Some of them are here spreading bigotry. But propaganda can never replace the truth,” she wrote.
Her comments have ignited a storm on social media, with many Nigerians echoing her concerns about the worsening economic hardship and the use of food items as tools for voter manipulation.
Critics argue that despite government claims of economic recovery, the stark reality at polling units shows a growing culture of survival-driven vote-selling, which undermines democracy and raises fresh concerns ahead of future elections.
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