The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone XI, comprising of Osun, Oyo and Ondo states, Mr Leye Oyebade, has promised adequate security for Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections in Osun State.
Oyebade made this promise when he visited the Osun Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, in his office on Thursday.
According to a statement by the Public Relations Officer, Zone XI Command Headquarters, Osogbo, Osun State, SP Adekunle Ajisebutu, the AIG’s visit is to strengthen the relationship between the police and the commission, with a view to providing adequate security before, during and after the elections.
“The AIG assured the REC of adequate security for INEC staff, electoral materials and the voters, and has directed the Commissioner of Police in the state (Ms Abiodun Ige) and her counterparts in Oyo and Ondo states to ensure the elections are conducted in a peaceful atmosphere devoid of any form of violence,” the statement said.
Responding, the REC thanked the AIG for the visit and expressed satisfaction with the security arrangement made in the state.
He said the commission was fully ready for Saturday’s elections.
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