Ahead of the Edo State governorship election on Saturday, the Nigerian Police Force has advised voters to return home after casting their ballots.
Deputy Inspector General of Police, Frank Mba, who was a guest on the special edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday for the Edo election, said that only those accredited to move around would be allowed to do so.
“Tomorrow it is important for parents and for everybody to know that if you are not accredited to carry out any of the functions related to the election, you should not be out on the street. Just come, go out there, perform your civic duties, cast your vote and return to your home,” DIG Mba said.
In terms of preparation for the election on the part of the police, DIG Mba said that the police has put everything in place for a smooth election in Edo State tomorrow.
“I will say all is set, we have done our deployments, and we have taken care of all our concerns. We have made provisions for tomorrow, we have taken care of INEC headquarters, the RAC centres and anticipated operations for tomorrow, and so we are good to go.”
Vote buyers to be dealt with
On tackling vote buying, the DIG acknowledged that vote buying is one of the most difficult offences to manage, but promised to deal with offenders.
“Vote buying is one of the most difficult offences to actually police and manage and I am saying this with every sense of honesty,” DIG Mba said.