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Election: 27,000 police personnel deployed in Lagos – Kokumo I will govern Kaduna with fear of God - ADP guber candidate
The DIG further said that the Inspector-General of Police had ordered for special deployment in the air, land and water, in collaboration with sister security agencies operating in those areas.
He urged the command to set up a special electoral investigation team at the State CID, where all cases and arrest relating to elections would be treated immediately.
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Kokumo also urged the command to ensure that the border posts were well policed, with a view to preventing any incursion by nonNigerians during the elections.
Earlier, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Idowu
Owohunwa, assured the DIG that the police in Lagos would not disappoint the residents and the nation at large.
“I assure you that we will not fail in Lagos as a command, with God’s guidance and the commitment of the men I have. We will not fail the nation.
“We assure the people of Lagos that we will not fail in our election duties. We shall make the nation proud,” Owohunwa said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that all Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers as well as Unit and Squadron Commanders were in attendance at the briefing. (NAN)
2023 : We’re stronger than before, Jigawa LP replies to Kano ex- LP guber candidate
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse
Asa counter reply to exKano state Labor Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate, Engr. Bashir Ishaq, the Jigawa state chapter of Labour Party (LP) said, the party is stronger then ever in the state.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Labour Party governorship candidate, Alhaji Aminu Abdul’aziz Yahaya and made available to news men in Dutse.
“It has come to our notice that the Labour Party gubernatorial candidate of Kano state, Engr.
Bashir Ishaq who recently defected to the ruling all progressive Party (APC) that his defection is with the entire structures of the party in the Northwest Zone”.
The statement maintained that “This is not true and his defection to APC has strengthen the Labour Party in the entire North West, more especially, here in Jigawa State.
“The Jigawa State Labour Party leadership structures and candidates remain intact, with all Obidient supporters across the 27 local government areas and will deliver her mandate for Obi-Datti towards victory”.
