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The Nigerian Police has concluded arrangements to send 17,374 to ensure a hitch free gubernatorial election in Ekiti on June 18.
The Inspector-General (IG) of Police, Usman Baba,stated this on Thursday at the presidential villa in Abuja.
In his words, “As for how many policemen are deployed to Ekiti or Osun, I can say for the police, just like the minister said, other security agents followed. But as for the police, we are deploying 17,374 policemen.
“On the issue of the kidnapping of the Methodist Church Prelate, no arrest has been made in terms of suspects, but we are still on it.”
The over 17000 policemen does not include the number of officers from the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and other security agencies.
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Meanwhile, Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, said on Thursday that the All Progressives Congress would use its expected victory in the June 18 governorship election to open winning doors for the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Fayemi said the APC was resolute to ensure the party’s continuity in Ekiti State by ensuring that its governorship candidate, Biodun Oyebanji, wins the June 18 gubernatorial poll.
The governor spoke in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, during a welcome rally organised for him after his APC presidential ticket bid.
“Let me assure you of this, those opposition party members pretending to have what it takes to govern Ekiti State will meet their waterloo on June 18,” the governor said.
He added, “By Tuesday next week, the presidential candidate of our party and incoming president, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the President, Muhammadu Buhari, governors and bigwigs in APC will be in Ekiti during the grand finale of APC governorship campaign to mobilise for Oyebanji.”