Election is again hovering in the wave and is now
becoming a hot topic of the town. As
usual, when talking about politics, issues like vote buying is always on the
table to discuss about.
Have you been wondering how a crooked politician knew if
the voter he paid don’t trick him, and be sure the paid voter wrote his name on
the ballots?
This question had been bothering me for years until one
day, during a wake of our cousin who was killed by robbers, I met someone who spelled
out how paid voters will be checked if they voted for the politician whom they
sold their precious vote.
The system is very simple, and I am so dumb I did not
think about it to save my head of a problem I should have not been thinking and
instead thought of other more important ones.
The person, I spoke with said vote buying is a very open
to the place where he was staying, but is a puzzle to people who were not
involved.
This is their way.
A politician, through his goons, offers money to almost
all registered voters, an amount irresistible to say “No” for people who have
the lowest daily income, and where work is very limited.
And if you’re one who is willing to sale your vote, you
will be paid the amount immediately, and there’s no way you could back-out, or
cheat the buyer. Your money is given to
you with a big smile, but, with a glare of “Be sure to do as you promised or
else be sure you’ve prayed hard enough to save you from going under the ground –
six feet!” Which is as far as the fellow
remembered, his or her prayers saved no one.
Perhaps, he said, their angels abandoned them by the time they sold
their souls to the devils.
When you get your money, a carbon paper with clean white
sheet of paper underneath is also given!
Be sure to put the ballot on top of it when you vote. And when you write down the names of the
politicians, it must be duplicated on the white sheet of paper. because failing to do so will put your life
in jeopardy.
When you get out from the precinct area, you will be
followed, and be asked for the duplicate to submit it with your name. You’re lucky if you are given a chance to
explain, or run if you did not write down what was expected from you. Mostly, victims are gunned down immediately,
and everyone is expected to have seen nothing.
