The
Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, has assured the
Independent National Electoral Commission of the preparedness of the
Police to provide adequate security during the Kogi and Bayelsa
governorship elections.
This is
contained in a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer,
Acting ACP Olabisi Kolawole, in Abuja on Wednesday.
The
statement said Arase gave the assurance during a courtesy visit on the
Acting Chairperson of INEC, Mrs. Amina Zakari, in Abuja.
It said
the visit was aimed at cementing the existing relationship between the
police and the commission in ensuring the actualisation of its mandate.
The
statement further said the IGP had directed Police Commissioners
nationwide to ensure adequate security at INEC offices and election
tribunal sittings.
In her
remark, Zakari reiterated the commission’s readiness to work with the
police in ensuring successes at the upcoming elections in Kogi and
Bayelsa.
In
another development, the IGP has given State Commissioners of Police a
one-week ultimatum to report on their compliance to withdrawal of
Policemen attached to unauthorised persons.
It also
directed them to give a report on the compliance to the reduction of
police personnel to political office holders within same period.
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