NSCDC officials
With
less than two weeks to the country’s national election, the
Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,
Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu has paid a working visit to the North West
commands of the Corps in order to motivate and encourage personnel
for the forthcoming election duty.
Addressing
the Corps members at the Kaduna, Katsina and Kano state commands
respectively, the NSCDC boss reiterated the need for personnel to put
on a new garb of patriotism, discipline and integrity in the
discharge of their duties, most especially with respect to the
forthcoming election. He reminded them of Federal government’s
resolve and commitment to ensuring a free and fair election, devoid
of violence and rancor; therefore, personnel are duty bound to
provide security for electoral materials, INEC officials, all ad-hoc
staffs and election observers both local and international before,
during and after the election in any parts of the country.
The
Corps chief executive who expresses confidence in the conduct of his
personnel going by their performances in previous elections
admonished them to remain as a good reference point and a shining
example among the committee of security agencies in the country.
According to him, “politicians will make dangerous and very
tempting advances to you with a view to compromise your integrity, do
not compromise, remain incorruptible and say no to partisan politics,
the whole world is watching us, we cannot afford to fail, hence, our
conduct must be in conformity with international best practices”.
Gana,
charged members of the Corps to put serious premium on the mandate of
the organization, which compels them to ensure adequate protection of
lives and property of Nigerians and foreigners residing within the
country, especially during this period of electioneering campaign.
He
advises them to be apolitical by making political neutrality their
watch word wherever they are posted for election duty. That, on no
account must any personnel be found working for or aiding any
political party on or before the day of election. He promised to deal
decisively and make a scape goat out of such erring personnel as his
administration is anchored on discipline, integrity and transparency.
The
CG however seizes the occasion to allay the fears of staff on
election duty allowance by not mincing words in assuring his
personnel that arrangement has been perfected to ensure that their
welfare is guaranteed during this period and that whatever benefit is
due to each personnel isguaranteed and will be accorded them without
fail but emphasizing that it will be commensurate with the provision
made by the Federal government for the organization.
He
encouraged Corps personnel to work in synergy with other security
agencies such as the police, DSS, the armed forces, immigration, road
safety and all others that would be deployed to guarantee safety of
not only the election materials and INEC officials but also the
electorates who will turn out en-mass to vote on the day of the
election. The Corps top boss also took a swipe at parents and
guardians to ensure that their wards to be used as political thugs by
politicians to foment trouble or truncate the electoral process. He
states that the issue of election violence and ballot box snatching
will be taken seriously and dealt with frontally this time around in
accordance with the law and anyone caught will not be spared.
He
charged the Commanders as well as the various state commandants to
ensure adequate deployment of personnel of various specialized units
and equipment such as the mobile surveillance vehicles to every nooks
and crannies of the region in order to ensure adequate security
coverage of humans and critical national assets which often becomes
target of vandals and nefarious individuals during such period of
national emergency.
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