The Commissioner of Police in Delta State, Ari Muhammed Ali, has reiterated the commitment of personnel of the Command in ensuring adequate peace and security before, during and after the forthcoming general election.
The Command’s Spokesperson, DSP Edafe Bright, on Thursday February 9th 2023, said the CP was working round the clock to provide security across the State.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), the Commissioner of Police, has reaffirmed the commitment of his men and officers to the task of creating a secure environment for the successful conduct of free, fair, and credible polls across the state by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) come February 25th and March 11th 2023 , respectively.
He disclosed that the CP made the commitment in a speech delivered at a one-day Workshop organized by the Command for Election Security Monitoring Committee, comprising of political parties representatives, civil society groups, selected media practitioners and the members of the public in Warri.
The CP noted that this year’s election in the State would be a very tough contest considering the interest and calibre of actors involved, urged Deltans to be rest assured that the Command would not compromise anything for its primary responsibility of ensuring safety of lives and property both during and after the elections.
He disclosed that part of the measures he had adopted was the continuous lectures and sensitization of his men and officers to maintain their neutrality status in the ongoing political dispensation, in order to be able to carry out their statutory duties without being bias.
CP Ali appealed to the residents to exercise this civic duties orderly on election days, irrespective of political party’s affiliations and ideologies.
He noted that by so doing, they would have made the job of conducting a successful polls easier both for the security agencies and the electoral umpires, adding that the level of success aimed at achieving on election days would be determined on how the electorates conducts themselves.
The CP appealed to Deltans and residents in the State, regardless of political party affiliation, that they should be orderly as the success of this forthcoming election depends on their conduct.
