Ahead of the March 11 gubernatorial election, the Lagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is wooing voters with N500 to reelect Babajide Sanwo-Olu as governor.
FIJ learnt that voters are credited with N500 after dialing a special code.
Bimbo Alade (not real name) told FIJ he received N500 airtime from the political party on Friday evening.
“I heard news that APC was giving away N500 to anyone who dialed 013302645,” he told FIJ.
“After the call went through, it requested that the caller input a pin, which was 1028#, and then a sound recording of Sanwo-Olu was played. He campaigned for a minute or two.
“When he finished, the call dropped and I was credited. Alternatively, the call was interrupted and the number called back, and once I picked, the sound recording was played automatically.”
Another recipient of the free airtime told FIJ that although there were no assurances that every caller would be credited, the method of receiving airtime was the same.
“Upon dialing the number, I was asked to input the 1028# pin,” he said.
“There were no further instructions after receiving the airtime, but I got a call back and I heard Sanwo-Olu speaking and soliciting for votes.
“There are no express promises that you will get the airtime after dialing, but I got mine.”
When FIJ called Gbenga Omotoso, the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, he denied knowledge of the act and said the idea didn’t emanate from his principal’s party.
“It is not from us; we don’t know anything about it,” he said.
₦500: APC’s New Way Of Wooing Voters In Lagos – FIJ – Politics – Nigeria (nairaland.com)