Vote-buying claims in Selebi-Phikwe
Friday, September 12, 2014

Presiding officers counting ballots
The party said this week that in Selebi-Phikwe, unidentified people are persuading voters to surrender their identity cards and voting cards in exchange for cash and other incentives. In the last two days, the party has been going around making public announcements to warn people not to sell their vote.
The BCP parliamentary candidate for Selebi-Phikwe East, Kgoberego Nkawana said reports of vote-buying first emerged during feedback meetings with their supporters. He said that many of the campaign teams reported that some people are going around trying to buy voters.
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