A video lasting just over a minute, captured from a vehicle following behind, recorded in the hours preceding the June 20, 2026 gubernatorial election, shows people scampering to pick up loaves of bread being thrown at them from a moving vehicle.
Observers allege that this represents vote-buying and wonder if the constituents are really willing to sell their votes and their future for a morsel.
The incumbent governor, Biodun Oyebanji, representing the APC, is contesting for a second term against a field of 13 opponents.
Critics have condemned the act as dehumanising, comparing it to feeding animals, particularly given Nigeria’s current inflation crisis and widespread food insecurity affecting residents.
While some have defended the gesture as demonstrating care for the people, neither the campaign nor the APC has issued any comment on the incident.
The electoral commission’s rules prohibiting vote-buying face ongoing challenges in enforcement among the 1.05 million registered voters in the state.
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