The National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Friday, assured residents of Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo states of security preparedness during Saturday’s off-cycle elections.
This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the Head, Strategic Communication Office of the National Security Adviser, Mallam Zakari U. Mijinyawa.
According to the statement, the NSA warned against violence by political actors and charged security agencies to adhere to a professional code of ethics during the conduct of the exercise.
“The NSA assures that in line with the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu security agencies have made adequate preparations to ensure safe, secure and transparent elections on Saturday, 11 November, 2023.”
It explained that the NSA, who is the Co-Chair of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security charged all security, intelligence and law enforcement officers deployed on election security duties to conduct themselves creditably.
The statement added that the NSA further stated that the Federal Government had mobilized all the required resources for the smooth conduct of the elections and called on all election managers to adhere strictly to the instruction given by the President
According to it, Ribadu who further warned that a monitoring system had been established with monitors deployed to the field to collect any evidence of violence and irregularities vowed that there would “be severe consequence for anyone who is found to have disrupted the conduct of elections or abused his authority”.
He admonished voters in the three states to come out en masse to exercise their franchise assuring them of adequate protection.
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