Nasarawa LG polls: NASIEC, security agencies promise hitch-free exercise

By Musa Baba Adamu

Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) and security agencies have promised to ensure the success of the November 2 local government council election in the state.
They gave the assurances during an Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Elections Security (ICCES) meeting yesterday in Lafia.
Ayuba Wandai, chairman of NASIEC, said that the electoral body was on course to conduct a credible, free and fair election on November 2 across the state.
Mr Wandai noted that the success of the election depended largely on adequate provision of security for both NASIEC staff and voters, hence the need for collaboration with security stakeholders.
He reiterated the commitment of the commission to provide a level playing field for all political parties in the election that would further deepen democracy in the third tier of government.
On his part, Umar Nadada, Commissioner of Police in the state and co-chairman of ICCES, said that security agencies were fine-tuning strategy for the success of the election.
Mr Nadada said that security agencies would ensure that personnel deployed for the election were adequately trained to exhibit the highest level of professionalism before, during and after the election.
“As a committee, we will continue to meet to fine-tune our strategy to address areas that we might deem a bit tough in order to have a seamless election,” Mr Nadada said.