Ahead of the Ondo State gubernatorial election, scheduled for November 16, 2024, the inspector-general of police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered that no-quasi-security organization including the popular vigilante group called Amotekun would be permitted to participate in the Saturday election.
In a statement by the force spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Olumuyiwa Adejobi he said only the federal security agencies and other members of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security would be allowed to participate in the election. He said, “Furthermore, the IGP reaffirmed the established guidelines governing election security management in Nigeria, stressing that no quasi-security organisation, including state-backed groups like vigilante corps or Amotekun, will be permitted to participate in the election process.
He further reiterated that the Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with other federal security agencies, remains committed, vigilant, and fully prepared to ensure that the Ondo State gubernatorial election proceeds smoothly, without incident, and in accordance with the highest standards of electoral integrity.” He further warned that those who attempt to jeopardise the peace and security of the state will not go unpunished.”
Egbetokun further assured the public of the unwavering readiness of the police to ensure a peaceful and orderly election process across all 18 local government areas, 203 wards, and 3,933 polling units in the state. Adejobi said, “As the Ondo State governorship election, scheduled for November 16, 2024, draws near, the Inspector General of Police has unequivocally assured the public of the Nigeria Police Force’s unwavering readiness to ensure a peaceful and orderly election process across all 18 local government areas, 203 wards, and 3,933 polling units in the state.
