Tight security as Abia council polls hold today
The Commissioner of Police in Abia State, Mr.
Adeleye Oyebade, has said the State Police command will provide adequate
security across the seventeen local government areas of the State to
ensure a smooth conduct of the local government election today.
He stated that the Nigerian constitution
guarantees that there must be adequate security during elections at the
local councils because the people at the grassroots were involved.
Oyebade who spoke during a press conference with
senior Police officers in Umuahia, the State Capital, pointed out that
the command had mapped out its operational plans to secure the State
during and after the election.
He explained that leaders of various political
parties in the State have been briefed regarding the conduct of their
candidates and the electorate on the election day.
He said, “Every credible election must be well
planned, because proper planning prevents poor performance. So those of
us that are stakeholders in the State have a lot of roles to play to
ensure that we have credible election today.
“We have received the guidelines that will
regulate the conduct of everybody involved in the election. That is why
we have been planning since the day that conduct of the election was
announced. We have had series of meetings; and we have robust strategies
that will work.
“We have mapped out areas that we must put
security measures that will curtail the excesses of those people that
will attempt to disrupt the smooth conduct of the election.
“The Police have resolved to provide a level
playing ground to all those that will participate in the election, but
our message is that they should play the game according to the rule.
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