KEHINDE FAJOBI
In a bid to ensure credible election, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of election, Johnson Kokumo, has urged residents to report any action of vote trading in the Saturday Gubernatorial election.
The DIG said this in an interactive session with accredited election observers in Osogbo on Thursday, saying it will take collective effort of every stakeholders to ensure a free, fair and credible poll in the State on Saturday
Kokumo charged members of the public to alert the security operatives whenever they notice electoral anomalies such as vote-buying.
He said, “I want to appeal to you: whatever you see that is contrary to the Electoral Act 2022, let us know. Let us see if, call our attention to it. It is not out of place.
“And, of course, this includes electoral offenses. We cannot do it alone. If you join hands with us to do it, you will be equally successful in doing your bit.
“And the little things we were able to do collectively and equally are responsible for success we see in those elections we have had in Nigeria,” he said.
The police also announced restriction of movements from 12 midnight on Saturday to 6:00pm of the same day.
The DIG however absolved election observers and journalists from the restriction, He said, “People who are saddled with special duties such as INEC accredited journalists and election observers are free to move as far as they have their tags.”