NSCDC to deploy 30,000 officers for 2023 elections
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Nigeria's Security and Civil Defense Corps is to deploy 30,000 officers to ensure peace in Nigeria's upcoming general elections.
Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, is due to hold new general elections, starting February 25 next year, when the president, vice president and members of the National Assembly will be elected. elected.
A group of 18 political parties are expected to field candidates in a historic election, seen by analysts as a three-horse race between the Labor Party, the Peoples' Democratic Party and the ruling Congress of Progressives.
Speaking at the News Agency of Nigeria's flagship forum in Abuja on Sunday, NSCDC Commanding General Dr. Ahmed Audi said the officers would be deployed across the country to maintain peace.< /p>
According to him, the NSCDC has developed plans to deploy all necessary resources to provide security during the election.
"The body is ready to use all necessary arsenals to ensure the security and safety of the elections.
"We have an operations department of over 30,000 people, but we will also deploy more when the time comes.
“Normally, we have most of our personnel in operations and those who are in operations participate in the electoral processes,” he said.
Audi said the body has also made plans to begin seminars and workshops in October to discuss the organization's readiness for the general election.
"We want to tell our people that if you're going to get involved by becoming a fan, you're on your own.
“There are some things that we have introduced into our standard operating procedure: once you become a partisan and get caught, you will face penalties and be on your own.
"So we are ready to participate in the elections as I said because we are apolitical and we will provide fair conditions for all citizens to participate in the elections and exercise their right to vote."< /p>
Audi said the NSCDC participated in election activities because it is a member of the Inter-Agency Advisory Committee on Election Security.
"The police is the main agency actually because it is a fact that they are in charge of internal security, but we have other services in this committee which includes the army, the paramilitary and virtually any security agency.
“We are ready and you know that our role as a security agency is supposed to be apolitical and neutral,” he said. (NA).
Please share this story:
Nigeria's Security and Civil Defense Corps is to deploy 30,000 officers to ensure peace in Nigeria's upcoming general elections.
Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, is due to hold new general elections, starting February 25 next year, when the president, vice president and members of the National Assembly will be elected. elected.
A group of 18 political parties are expected to field candidates in a historic election, seen by analysts as a three-horse race between the Labor Party, the Peoples' Democratic Party and the ruling Congress of Progressives.
Speaking at the News Agency of Nigeria's flagship forum in Abuja on Sunday, NSCDC Commanding General Dr. Ahmed Audi said the officers would be deployed across the country to maintain peace.< /p>
According to him, the NSCDC has developed plans to deploy all necessary resources to provide security during the election.
"The body is ready to use all necessary arsenals to ensure the security and safety of the elections.
"We have an operations department of over 30,000 people, but we will also deploy more when the time comes.
“Normally, we have most of our personnel in operations and those who are in operations participate in the electoral processes,” he said.
Audi said the body has also made plans to begin seminars and workshops in October to discuss the organization's readiness for the general election.
"We want to tell our people that if you're going to get involved by becoming a fan, you're on your own.
“There are some things that we have introduced into our standard operating procedure: once you become a partisan and get caught, you will face penalties and be on your own.
"So we are ready to participate in the elections as I said because we are apolitical and we will provide fair conditions for all citizens to participate in the elections and exercise their right to vote."< /p>
Audi said the NSCDC participated in election activities because it is a member of the Inter-Agency Advisory Committee on Election Security.
"The police is the main agency actually because it is a fact that they are in charge of internal security, but we have other services in this committee which includes the army, the paramilitary and virtually any security agency.
“We are ready and you know that our role as a security agency is supposed to be apolitical and neutral,” he said. (NA).
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