Imo election : Voters’ security assured – NSCDC C-G

Ahead of Saturday’s Governorship Election in Imo, the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Audi has assured the electorate of their maximum security.

The C-G gave the assurance when he addressed the 4,650 men and officers of the NSCDC deployed to Imo for the election, in Owerri on Friday.

Audi urged the voters to come out en masse and exercise their franchise, assuring, “ all necessary arrangements have been concluded for a successful election.

“ We are confidently ready to provide safety and security for this election and we urge Imo residents to freely exercise their franchise. Our men are everywhere.”

Audi described elections as one of the tenets of democracy and advised the electorate to play by the rules of the game.

He, however, advised his officers to remain non partisan and reject all forms of aggrandisement from politicians and their supporters.

further said that the corps would synergise with other security agencies to ensure adequate protection of the electorate, electoral materials and personnel of INEC.

He warned those planning to perpetrate violence on the election day to desist from such heinous motives, vowing, ”they will be made to face the full weight of the law.”