The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division Nigerian Army, Major General Aminu Chinade has
given an assurance of the military through its “operation safe conduct”.
Speaking during a team visit of the new Oyo INEC REC, Dr. Tella Adeniran Rahman to his office in Ibadan recently, the GOC described the series of attacks on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Offices and facilities nationwide as a threat to democracy in Nigeria.
He revealed that although the act is meant to truncate democratic rule in the country, nonetheless, he said the military, other security agencies, and indeed 2 Division as stakeholders are tasked, guided and keen on the smooth conduct of the 2023 general election.
The military will continue to give INEC all the necessary support, and also work with all stakeholders in order to ensure a smooth deliverance of the INEC mission of free, fair and peaceful elections in the country. He added.
Major General Aminu Chinade who also used the occasion to welcome the INEC Commissioner to Oyo State, thanked him for the briefing and update on the operations and the level of preparedness of the commission in the state.
Earlier, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Independent National Electoral Commission, Oyo State Dr.Tella Adeniran commended the military on their discipline, conduct and neutrality during electoral periods in the country.
Dr.Tella, while requesting for the deployment of military personnel to secure all INEC Offices in the state, noted that the commission depend on the military and other security agencies in the conduct of free, fair, credible elections.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, affirmed that the target of INEC is to deliver 100 percent success in all the elections;
as a result, called for the pro-activeness and timely deployment of the military to polling units, sealing of all access boundaries (roads), uniformity of security for easy identification, and ensuring that the no-movement order on election day is enforced.
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