The Executive Chairman of Coker-Aguda LCDA and youngest Council Boss in Lagos State, Hon. Rasaq Ibrahim Olamilekan; former Chairman of Coker-Aguda LCDA, Hon. Mrs. Omobolanle Akinyemi Obe; the Chairman House Committee on Finance, Federal House of Representatives, Rt Hon James Abiodun Faleke; Hon Bayo Ojo; Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele among others has paid a courtesy visit to the National Leader, All Progressive Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at his Abuja residence.
The uproar necessitated the NBA President, Mr Olumide Akpata to set-up a three man Committee made up of Dr. Babatunde Ajibade SAN, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Mr. Oluwaseun Abimbola SAN, Chairman of the Section on Legal Practice and Dr. Monday Ubani, Chairman of the Section on Public Interest and Development Law.
The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ahmed Audi, PhD, mni, paid a situational assessment visit to Anambra State ahead of the Saturday, November 6, governorship election.
He read the Riot Act to personnel and charged them on the use of minimum force and utmost professional conduct during the exercise.
The CG made it clear to the Corps personnel deployed for election duty in Anambra state that the rules of engagement must be strictly adhered to and all must observe the highest level of professionalism, civility, decorum and respect for the rights of all voters coming out to exercise their franchise in order to elect the next governor for the state.
He expressed confidence in the preparedness of INEC and all stakeholders involved in the electioneering process, reassuring that the election will hold peacefully and successfully without rancor or acrimony as the Corps is working in synergy and collaboration with other sister agencies to forestall any form of attack on voters, security agencies, sensitive and non-sensitive election materials, INEC permanent and ad-hoc staff and all other apparatuses deployed to ensure a hitch free election.
Dr Audi warned personnel to be civil in their approach and avoid excessive use of force, molestation, intimidation or harassment of voters during the election.
Reiterating that, the Corps has a duty to protect lives and property of all citizens of the state irrespective of their political affinity. Emphasizing that NSCDC is apolitical in nature, civil in orientation but very dogged in its operations.
He appealed to all citizens of the state to embrace peace and eschew violence or anything that is capable of jeopardizing the democratic process as election is not war, hence, the need to avoid unnecessary casualties.
Dr Audi further urged the people of the state to be law abiding and go about their legitimate businesses without any fear of violent or deadly attacks as measures have been put in place ahead of the process to guarantee a well secured environment and arrest any breach of peace or vandalism of critical national assets and infrastructure of government before, during and after the election.
He reiterated that the Corps will be deploying the twenty thousand (20) personnel drawn from Anambra state and other neighbouring state commands to all nooks and crannies of the state for overt and covert operations.
Warning the arms bearing personnel that accidental discharge is not contained in the Corps' Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), as such, no one should be found wanting in this regard because human life is very sacrosanct and any personnel that takes law into his hands by killing or maiming anyone unjustly will be seriously dealt with.
He Congratulated the personnel on behalf of the Minister of Interior for the anticipated good conduct in the task ahead and assured them that their welfare and safety is uppermost in his mind and being given the best of attention under his leadership to motivate and encourage them to shun all vices of corruption and compromise which is capable of tarnishing the hard-earned reputation and integrity of the Corps.
"What is due to ceaser must be given to ceaser and the era of monkey dey work, baboon dey chop is over under my administration, the CG said.
SIGNED:
DCC OLUSOLA ODUMOSU
DIRECTOR, PUBLIC RELATIONS
NSCDCNHQ, ABUJA.
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Ahead of the Isoko south constituency 1 bye election schedule to on Saturday 11th September 2021, The Commissioner of Police Delta State, CP Ari Muhammed Ali, has ordered massive deployment of personnel to provide adequate security during and after the election.
The race for 2023 general election is set! Many political gladiators are showing interest while political consultations, movements and positioning are taking place across the length and breadth of the country and across party lines. Over the weekend, another stakeholder consultation by the people of Imo state held in Lagos.
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, today Monday 26th July, 2021, applauded officers and men of the Lagos State Police Command for their efforts and strategies being put in place towards having peaceful and credible conduct of Local Government Councils and Local Council Development Authorities elections in the state.
As reactions begin to come in as an aftermath of the LG/LCDA elections in Lagos today as earlier covered by Oki Samson of Trek Africa Newspaper, the Chairman on House Committee for Finance, Federal House of Representatives, representing Ikeja Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. James Abiodun Faleke has described the elections ‘peaceful, slow and steady’.
A Commissioner at the Lagos State Local Government Service Commission (LGSC), Hon. Hakeem Bamgbola has predicted a clean sweep for his party, All Progressives Congress (APC) at the just-concluded LG/LCDA polls in Lagos.
He made this affirmation as he cast his vote earlier today at polling unit 054 Makanjuola under Sanusi ward in Itire/Ikate LCDA.
By Oki Samson
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairmanship candidate in the upcoming LG/LCDA elections for Coker-Aguda LCDA, Hon. Rasaq Olamilekan Ibrahim led his Vice Chairman and Councillorship Candidates to paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary/CEO of Lagos State Security Trust Fund, Dr. Abdurrazaq Balogun ahead of the July 24th elections in Lagos.
"WE DIDN'T SHUT LAGOS APC SECRETARIAT--- LAGOS POLICE"
The attention of the Lagos State Police Command has been drawn to the above titled publication on the social media and in some Nigerian newspapers that the command has shut down the All Progressive Congress Party Secretariat along ACME Road, Ogba, Lagos State, as a result of the rumored protest by some party members on Thursday 3rd June, 2021.
Sociopolitical group, Bola Ahmed Tinubu Solidarity Vanguard is spreading its tentacles massively and speedily across the length and breadth of the country and all over the globe.
Tinubu said this in a statement he signed and issued to newsmen on Saturday in Lagos.
He warned that careless talk would do both herders and farmers grave injustice and that such words would not shield herdsmen from what he termed “relentless reality.”
The station and a church were said to have been razed during a clash between security operatives and hoodlums on Tuesday.
The incident was also said to have led to the death of three persons.
US President Donald Trump on Friday said he was severing ties with the World Health Organization, signalling the end of hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to the UN agency as the deadly coronavirus pandemic rages on.
As Europe speeded along the path to reopening after months of crippling lockdowns, Trump’s move is likely to spark dismay, especially in other parts of the world where the outbreak has yet to reach its peak.
The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, has forfeited her May, 2020 salary to secure the immediate release of five inmates who could not pay for their fines at the Kuje Correctional Service.
She made the donation while felicitating with the inmates as part of activities to celebrate this year’s Eid al-Fitr.
Aliyu in a statement by her Special Assistant on Media, Mr Austine Elemue, on Tuesday in Abuja said the donation would further go a long way to decongest the Correctional Service already overcrowded with inmates in view of COVID-19 pandemic.
She assured the inmates that the FCT administration would take further legal steps to see to the decongestion of the Kuje correctional service.
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