Police to Deploy 22,000 Personnel Ahead of Ondo Gubernatorial Election
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has disclosed that 22,239 personnel will be deployed to provide security during the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State.
Egbetokun said the officers would work along with other sister security agencies drafted to ensure adequate security and protection in the 18 local government areas of the state.
The IGP, who was represented by the Assistant-Inspector General of Police (AIG), Zone 17, Abiodun Asabi, stated this at a stakeholders meeting on the Ondo State governorship election held in Akure on Thursday.
According to Egbetokun, the election is a crucial democratic process which affords the eletorate the opportunity to exercise their right to choose their leaders by majority votes.
He explained that the success of the upcoming gubernatorial election in the state depends on the peace, order and existing security.
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“This can be efficiently achieved by concerted covert and overt operations by the synergised security agencies assigned for the election. In order to deliver adequate election security, the Nigeria Police, apart from additional manpower from sister agencies, is going to deploy a total of 22,239 officers for the exercise,” he said.
The IGP added that it was important for the stakeholders in the election process to discharge their duties with security-conscious approaches.
While urging party agents and other stakeholders to conduct themselves peacefully for a successful election, Egbetokun warned that violators of electoral law risked being jailed.
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