Edo Governorship Polls: INEC to meet with security agencies
Mon Sep 19, 2016 03:22:pm Politics
3K By Buchi Obichie
As the September 28 date for the Edo State Governorship election
approaches, the leadership of the Independent National Electoral
Commission, INEC, is planning to have a meeting with the leadership of
all security agencies in the state.
The meeting, it was gathered, would be held before the commission would meet with stakeholders in the state before the election, which is scheduled to hold on September 28.
Specifically, the meeting with the security agencies will involve the Department of State Services, the police, the Nigeria Civil Defence Corps, the army, navy and others.
According to sources in the know, the meeting with the security agencies would afford the commission to know how far they (the DSS, Police, etc) have gone to deal with the projected security problems in the state.
Security concerns raised by the DSS and the Police, had compelled INEC to postpone the date of the election which was originally scheduled to hold on September 10.
According to the two security agencies, there were plans by those they referred to as extremists and insurgents to disrupt the election and also cause mayhem across the country between September 12 and 13.
To avoid bloodshed and crisis-ridden election, they called on the commission to consider the possibility of shifting the election to enable them to deal with the security challenge.
Consequently, security agents refused to escort INEC officials to their different destinations for distribution of materials.
Though the commission initially said it was going ahead with the election, it later cancelled the plan and shifted the date of the election.
The meeting, it was gathered, would be held before the commission would meet with stakeholders in the state before the election, which is scheduled to hold on September 28.
Specifically, the meeting with the security agencies will involve the Department of State Services, the police, the Nigeria Civil Defence Corps, the army, navy and others.
According to sources in the know, the meeting with the security agencies would afford the commission to know how far they (the DSS, Police, etc) have gone to deal with the projected security problems in the state.
Security concerns raised by the DSS and the Police, had compelled INEC to postpone the date of the election which was originally scheduled to hold on September 10.
According to the two security agencies, there were plans by those they referred to as extremists and insurgents to disrupt the election and also cause mayhem across the country between September 12 and 13.
To avoid bloodshed and crisis-ridden election, they called on the commission to consider the possibility of shifting the election to enable them to deal with the security challenge.
Consequently, security agents refused to escort INEC officials to their different destinations for distribution of materials.
Though the commission initially said it was going ahead with the election, it later cancelled the plan and shifted the date of the election.
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