· Develops strategy for violence free elections.
The
Inspector General of Police, Ag.IGP Ibrahim K. Idris, has expressed his satisfaction with
the impressive performance of Police Officers in the re-run elections in Kogi and
Imo States on 23rd July, 2016 and commended the officers for their
unalloyed service to the nation.
As
a lead security agency in democratic policing, the IGP commended the Police
Officers for their personal and collective demonstration of patriotism,
professionalism and commitment in ensuring that the re-run elections were
conducted in an atmosphere of peace devoid of any breach of public security.
The
ability of the Police Officers to dominate their areas of jurisdiction and
supervision before, during and after the elections is a clear testimony of the
police new resolve to adhere to international best practices in the conduct of
elections.
The
IGP said that the Nigeria Police force has developed workable strategy and a
template that will guarantee future free, fair and credible election devoid of
violence which was the characteristics of past elections in the country.
IGP
Ibrahim K. Idris further said that
the re-run elections in Kogi and Imo States are an index of subsequent
elections in the country and particularly the upcoming elections in Rivers, Edo
and Ondo States. These upcoming
elections, the IGP asserted must be conducted within the framework of
International acceptable standards of election security. He therefore, urged the officers to breast up
to the new challenges.
The
IGP appealed to all those engage in conduct of elections, particularly the
active politicians and electorates to play by the rules of the game.
The
Kogi and Imo re-run elections were supervised from the Police perspective by
DIGs Funsho Adebanjo and Joshua Habila respectively.
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