IGP visits Bayelsa ahead of Saturday's governorship election

IGP Egbetokun with Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Duoye Diri, during his visit to the State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election

…warns against electoral violence

Damilola Ajibola

The  Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, has warned against any form of electoral violence in the Saturday’s governorship election in Bayelsa State, and warned against any form of electoral violence.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, obtained by News Contact Online,on Tuesday.

Egbetokun during the visit engaged 

stakeholders, Police Officers and other security agencies in preparation for the forthcoming guber election in the State.

The IGP equally met Governor Douye Diri at the Governor’s Office in Yenegoa, where he promised the people of the state of a free, fair, secured, and credible election.

 He equally urged the governor as a candidate in the election to charge his supporters to embrace peace in the state. 

The IGP also met with the traditional rulers at the Bayelsa State Council of Traditional Rulers’ Secretariat in Yenagoa. He seized the opportunity to discuss many security related issues with the traditional rulers and urged them to encourage Bayelsans to go out and exercise their franchise during the election, as the Police and other security agencies have emplaced adequate security for the smooth conduct of the election. 

The IGP later addressed Officers and Men of the Command at the State Headquarters, where he tasked them to discharge their duties without fear or favour and act within the ambit of the law during the Saturday election. The IGP warned them to be good ambassadors of the NPF always, even in the aftermath of the November 11 guber polls.