POLICE ASSURE FULL SECURITY AHEAD OF ANAMBRA GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
The Commissioner of Police for election duty in Anambra State, Abayomi Shogunle, has assured residents that security agencies are fully prepared to secure both land and riverine areas ahead of Saturday’s governorship election.
Shogunle gave the assurance on Thursday at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) office in Awka, where officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) arrived to collect sensitive election materials.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Queen Agwu, supervised the process in the presence of party agents, journalists, and observers, though the exercise began later than the scheduled 10 a.m. start time.
According to INEC, 2,802,790 registered voters are expected to cast their ballots across 5,718 polling units in 21 local government areas of the state. Sixteen candidates are contesting the election, including Governor Chukwuma Soludo (APGA), Nicholas Ukachukwu (APC), Paul Chukwuma (YPP), George Moghalu (LP), and Jude Ezenwafor (PDP).
INEC Chairman, Joash Amupitan, reaffirmed the commission’s commitment to a credible and peaceful election, warning against vote-buying and electoral violence.
CP Shogunle disclosed that elections would not hold in two polling units due to the absence of registered voters, but confirmed that voting would proceed in all other areas.
“My task is to ensure adequate security across the state throughout the election period. The exception of the two polling units is because no one has registered to vote there. Otherwise, the election will go ahead in all locations as expected,” he said.
He added that all security and logistics arrangements had been finalised.
“Everything required to make this happen has been put in place. What we are witnessing today is part of that process the distribution of electoral materials from the Central Bank to all local government areas. From there, they will move to the super racks, then to the racks, and by early Saturday morning, all materials will have arrived at the polling stations,” Shogunle explained.
On deployment, the police chief highlighted coordinated security measures across land, air, and waterways.
“Shortly before this interview, a police patrol helicopter flew over us. Police boats are patrolling the waterways to ensure nothing unexpected happens. The elections will go ahead in all areas, including riverine communities, and we are working closely with the Nigerian Navy to achieve this,” he added.
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