Police to deploy 22,239 personnel for election duty
The Nigeria Police will deploy about 22,239 personnel for next week’s off-cycle governorship election in Ondo State, the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of zone 17, Abiodun Oladimeji Asabi has said.
AIG Asabi spoke on behalf of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun at the stakeholders meeting ahead of the 2024 Ondo State governorship election scheduled for next week.
The police boss said elections are a crucial aspect of the democratic process in which electorates have the opportunity to exercise their rights of franchise to choose their leaders by majority votes. He said given the fact that the process of election leads to the emergence of leaders, the stakes are always very high as most contenders with their followers tend to deploy all means to ensure victory.
He said: “In our clime, some contenders strategize to generate some heat in the polity thereby posing security threats. Regarding such threats, the provision of security before during and after the process becomes an essential and concerted duty. It is common knowledge that the success of any important process like the forthcoming governorship election in this state depends on peace, order and security. Therefore breach of the peace or security can surely scuttle the success expected in the exercise.
“It is very pertinent for all stakeholders to discharge our various duties with security-conscious approaches. We should bear in mind that performing our roles in a fair and orderly manner will certainly reduce the security threats to the barest minimum, with a far-reaching effect on the credibility of the election.
