Nigeria Police Force will ensure synergy with other security agencies in providing adequate security during the September twenty-two governorship poll in Osun State.

Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, said this in Abuja at a meeting with security agencies and CSOs to harmonise security arrangements for the election.

Idris, who spoke through Deputy Inspector-General of Police, in charge of operations, Habila Joshack, said providing security during elections involves all security agencies.

“Providing security during elections is not the job of the police alone but all security agencies,” he said.

He said the contribution of every security agency was critical during elections, saying there was always the need for all security agencies to share ideas.

Idris said there should be no discrimination in working toward one goal, saying there had been an improvement in the area of security in all elections in the country.

A National Commissioner with the Independent National Electoral Commission, Adedeji Soyebi, said preparations for any election was always done in conjunction with security agencies and CSOs.

He said the commission would ensure that the votes of the people of Osun during the election counted, saying no stone would be left unturned in checking the menace of vote buying during the election and the 2019 general elections.

Also speaking, the Executive Director, Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre, Clement Nwankwo, said the recent Ekiti governorship election was a departure from the Anambra governorship poll.

Nwankwo commended the police for their civility during the Ekiti election, saying the CSOs were always careful not to be accused of being partisan during elections.

He said if the Electoral Offences Commission Bill was passed into law, it would mark a milestone in the conduct of elections in the country.

In attendance were representatives of the NSCDC, FRSC, Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Prisons Service, NDLEA and Nigeria Custom Service.

The meeting was to review the progress made with regards to deployment of personnel as well as develop and agree on deliverables.