shouted Fatu Aluko, a Lagos market trader sporting a bracelet with the APC acronym of the ruling All Progressives Congress party. A parliamentary candidate on Wednesday held a small meeting in a working-class district of Lagos to remobilise voters after the election was delayed. Sweetening the deal, a cash offering of 50,000 naira to be doled out to potential voters. "People were fighting but only those who had their PVC (permanent voter's card) received cash," recounted Tike, who jostled for bank notes with about 100 of his neighbours. "Money was flowing, a whole economy was going with the elections, companies were signing big contracts to manufacture goodies, etc."

Source: Daily Nation February 21, 2019 12:11 UTC