Former governor of Imo State, Achike Udenwa has said that money power is a huge factor for any politician to secure victory in any election in Nigerian.

Speaking on State Affairs, a podcast hosted by On-Air-Personality, Edmund Obilo, Mr. Achike who served the state in 1999-2007, lamented the role of money in Nigeria’s electoral process.

He emphasized that even key institutions, including Independent National Electoral Commission, the police, and Nigeria army, can be influenced by monetary reasons.

He said: “Unfortunately, our society has grown to such a level where if you say vote for me, I am no longer asking what you can do. What are your antecedents?

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“What type of character do you have? We don’t ask such questions again.

“Even if I don’t vote for you, you can buy your way through if you have the right amount of money.”

Speaking over ongoing crisis facing Peoples Democratic Party, the former governor alleged that there are some external factors responsible for the situation.

He said: “There are external hands trying to destroy the PDP through internal sources. We are still battling the problem, and I believe PDP will not be destroyed.”

According to him, the PDP is aware that the ruling APC is involved in the party’s lingering crisis, but he declined to reveal specific individuals allegedly being used to destabilise the opposition.