The Ekiti State Police Command has mobilized 7,500 police officers that will work with the State Security Service, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and other paramilitary organisations during the elections in the state today.

The spokesperson of the police in the state, Jimoh Mohammed, who made the disclosure in a telephone interview, said the officers have started displaying a ‘show of Force’ to alert the populace that they are ground.

Mr Jimoh said the officers will provide adequate security for election officials and the electorate to facilitate the success of the polls.

He also said no police orderly would be allowed to escort their principals to the polling units during today’s elections in consonance with the guidelines for the conduct of the elections

Also, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ekiti State, Halilu Hussaini Pai yesterday disclosed that all materials for the conduct of today’s National and State Assembly elections have been distributed to the Electoral Officers in the sixteen Council Areas of the State.

Mr. Pai in a chat with journalists in Ado Ekiti, said the electorate would witness prompt take off of the accreditation exercise and voting in all the 177 wards and 2, 195 units across the State.

He promised that the Commission will conduct free, fair and credible elections, advising members of political parties to be law abiding and orderly during the polls.

Mr. Pai called on all the security agencies in the state to fully enforce the restriction of human and vehicular movement tomorrow.

The governor of the State, Kayode Fayemi, has threatened to deal with anyone who foments trouble during the conduct of the National and State Assembly elections in the state.

The governor, who made the statement while distributing 100 motorcycles to some commercial motorcyclists at the Government House yesterday, urged the electorate to troop out en masse and cast their votes for the best candidates.

Mr Fayemi assured that all measures had been put in place to ensure the security of lives and property during and after the elections.

He urged the people to remain committed to the ongoing electoral process and eschew any act that could disrupt the peace of the state.

Meanwhile, a detachment of soldiers that were drafted into the state has taken strategic positions in all the sixteen local government areas of the state.



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The governor of the State, Kayode Fayemi, has threatened to deal with anyone who foments trouble during the conduct of the National and State Assembly elections in the state.

Yes oh!!! Plz deal with any riggers. We know who they are and how they do.

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And most importantly the security and safety of civilians. God bless, Fayemi.

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Ekiti state? dat useless state. I'm an NYSC corper serving there and I had to abandon my election duty cuz I was posted to ido-osi, the perfect definition of election violence. even almajiris cannot compare to these savages wen it comes to brainlessness. let dem bring a million policemen, der wil stil b violence! Who dem wan kill? me, I run go my mama house ni o!