Nigeria, June 21 -- Observers deployed by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) have reported incidents of vote buying and other electoral irregularities in parts of Ekiti State during Saturday's governorship election.

The organisation disclosed this in an election observation update released on Sunday, raising concerns about practices that could undermine the credibility of the electoral process.

According to CJID, its observers recorded cases of vote trading across several local government areas, despite repeated warnings by electoral authorities and security agencies against the practice.

The organisation also reported instances where party agents allegedly offered assistance to voters at polling units.

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