Ahead of tomorrow’s local government elections in Delta state, the Commissioner of Police, Ari Muhammed Ali today had a joint security meeting with sister agencies.

This includes the Nigeria Army, NSCDC, Immigration, FRSC, NDLEA, and DSIEC and the representatives of the two major political parties in the state ie PDP and APC.

In attendance was the chairman DSIEC, CP Mike Ogbodu (Rtd), and the other security agencies were duly represented, the PDP state organising secretary Chief Sunday Onoriode represented the PDP while the APC state vice chairman Chief George Okafor represented the APC.

The CP assured all present that all modalities has been put in place to have a hitch free election.

According to him, 8,292 Police men have been deployed, special constabularies are to assist police while about 3,000 personnel from other sister agencies have all been deployed to various polling unit.

The CP stated that, voters are to park their vehicles at least 300meters away from the polling unit, while also stressing that there will be a joint patrol team comprising of the Police, NSCDC, and the Nigeria Army to patrol round the state in a bid to ensure that all the government directives are strictly adhered to.

He advised all other security agencies to ensure that their men slated to be at various polling unit are deployed today Friday 5/3/2021, so that they will be at their polling unit as early as 0800 hours on Election day.

The DSIEC Chairman also informed the police and other agencies present that student writing NECO exams should be allowed to move during the elections, as it is a national assignment, provided they present a valid means of identification.

The Commissioner also advised the representative of both the PDP and APC to talk to their supporters, to ensure a hitch free election.

In their response, they said they have warned their supporters, and noted that election is not do or die affair.

This is contained in a statement made available by Acting Police Public Relations Officer, DSP. Edafe Bright.