LP candidate decries cash politics in Cross River

The Labour Party, LP, candidate for Calabar South State Constituency II in Cross River State, Comrade Affiong Joseph, has criticised the rising affect of cash in Nigerian politics, saying it undermines candidates’ achievements, credibility and good intentions.

Joseph, who spoke in an interview on Tuesday, mentioned the dominance of cash in electoral contests usually places candidates with out sturdy monetary backing at a drawback.

She recognized sponsorship as her main problem within the race for the state House of Assembly seat, insisting that her gender was not a barrier to her acceptability amongst voters.

The former treasurer of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria mentioned the rising tendency to favour rich politicians over candidates with confirmed information and concepts was affecting her marketing campaign.

“The only challenge I have right now is that of sponsorship and not of acceptability because of my gender,” she mentioned.

“In Nigeria today, money talks in politics more than achievements and good intentions of a candidate, not really because one is a woman.”

Joseph disclosed that two different girls had been contesting the identical legislative seat on the platforms of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, whereas she is in search of election on the LP platform.