IGP Thumbs Up Policemen Deployed For Ekiti Guber Poll

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has commended officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force deployed to Ekiti State to maintain peace and security in last Saturday’s governorship election for conducting themselves professionally.

CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) quotes the IGP as also commending the electorate in the state for cooperating with the Nigeria Police Force, and other security agencies

“The IGP noted that the police officers conducted themselves professionally and in a humane manner which built trust with the electorate, and ultimately led to a successful electoral process.

“He emphasized that the timely situation reports churned out by the Police effectively covered all communication gaps with the people and eliminated all iota of doubts regarding the massive security presence in the state.”

The IGP, while admonishing Nigerians to toe the line of peaceful conduct in forthcoming elections, has assured all citizens of improved management of security during electioneering processes even as he called on well-meaning Nigerians, particularly electorate and political actors, to accord necessary support to the Police and other security agencies in the forthcoming 2023 General Elections, including the staggered Osun State gubernatorial election which comes up in July 2022.

In the same vein, the Police Service Commission, which played a supervisory role during the polls, has confirmed that the election was largely peaceful and orderly. The PSC, according to a statement by its Head of Press and Public Relations, affirmed that the Ekiti gubernatorial election was a huge improvement and a good test-run for the 2023 elections.