INEC justifies the deployment of 30000 policemen

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday said the deployment of about 30,000 policemen to Ekiti State for the July 14 governorship election was based on the security need of the election.
This development is coming as the stakeholders’ meeting convened in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, by the Inspector General (IG) of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, and the National Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, came to an abrupt end yesterday , as party members disrupted the parley in a show of strength..
But despite the confusion, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, still provided free petrol to commercial motorcycle riders in Ado-Ekiti.
The Force Public Relations Officer (PRO), Jimoh Moshood, in a statement last Sunday, had said the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Department of Operations had been deployed to the state and would be assisted by an Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), four Commissioners of Police (CPs), eight Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) and 18 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs).
However, responding to THISDAY enquiry, INEC Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi, said with 16 local government areas 177 registration areas, 2,195 Polling Units, 256 Voting Points; three senatorial districts: six Federal constituencies; 26 state constituencies and 913, 334 registered voters, the police should have a deep knowledge of the security needs of the state.
He said: “It is pertinent to note that the police is the establishment saddled with the responsibility of providing security for the entire country. They have deep knowledge about the security needs for this type of election.
“To that extent, I don’t see any need to worry. My appeal to the good citizens of Ekiti State is that they should please cooperate with INEC and the security agencies to ensure the successful conduct of the election,” he said.
However, the stakeholders’ meeting convened by Idris and Yakubu came to an abrupt end yesterday as party members disrupted the parley in a show of strength.

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