Isaac Fayose Alleges Igbo Men Dont Sell Their Votes

• Isaac Fayose’s remarks suggesting that vote selling is more common in Southwestern Nigeria have sparked widespread debate online, with many users disputing the claim and arguing that electoral malpractice cuts across all regions.
• Fayose stated that Igbo voters may engage in business negotiations but do not usually sell their votes for small amounts like ₦15,000, adding that vote buying influenced electoral outcomes in some parts of Lagos State.

Social media reactions have trailed comments made by Isaac Fayose regarding alleged vote-selling patterns in Nigeria, after he claimed that Igbo people do not typically sell their votes, while suggesting the practice is more common in the Southwestern region.

Fayose stated that Igbo voters may engage in business negotiations but do not usually sell their votes for small amounts like ₦15,000, adding that vote buying influenced electoral outcomes in some parts of Lagos State.

His remarks quickly generated backlash and counter-arguments online, with many users disputing the claim and arguing that vote buying is a nationwide issue cutting across ethnic and regional lines.

Some reactions gathered online include:

@Call_Me_Bastian

“He is partly true. But I have seen Igbo men selling their votes as low as 5k. The situation is not like in the west anyways.”

@HONEYEDCROWN

“Isaac Fayose is highly mad… Are these nyamiris also Yorubas? 👇”

@Or2kBrnBox

“Dey play, selling of phone has no tribe egbon Isaac.”

@CUdeachara

“Shut up, the by-election for Enugu na who win am? Nor be APC? So understand that anyone can vote any party and not by selling of vote ok, dumb head.”

@Sobayo_AJQ

“Some Igbo people dey sell their vote but na mostly old people not young ones and they won’t come online to flaunt it.”

@certifypsalm

“Dey play, selling of vote has no tribe.”

@Amosbryan005

“I’m Igbo and I can tell you this is a lie unless it has stopped. Vote buying happens everywhere in Nigeria, it’s part of the country’s election culture.”

@LaFlareiscrazy

“This one na useless Yoruba boy… he’s very foolish…”

@BensonNbl54

“I still remember thank God I am not Ibo, he Dey try to console dem and mock dem at the same time.”