The Nigeria Police Force on Monday made
a U-turn on its earlier warning to voters to
stay away from polling centres after
exercising their civic duty on days of
elections.
The Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman
Abba, had on Thursday said there was no
need for voters to stay back after casting
their votes because two or three policemen
would be stationed at every polling unit to
guard their votes.
“Cast your votes and go and cool down. If
you remain there, there is a likelihood that
you will commit an offence,’’ he had said.
But the Chairman, Independent National
Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega, the All
Progressives Congress, the Peoples
Democratic Party and others faulted the
warning, saying there was no aspect of
the electoral law that prohibited voters
from stay behind to monitor ballot
counting.
“As many of the voters may wish to
remain to see the actual counting of the
votes after voting has ended,” Jega had
stated.
However, the Force Public Relations Officer,
Emmanuel Ojukwu, in a telephone
interview with one of our correspondents,
said that people could stay behind as long
as they maintained the peace, and obeyed
the electoral guidelines.
“Anybody who commits any offence
against the Electoral Act would be dealt
with in line with the law. Voters are free to
stay behind if they chose to,” Ojukwu
stated.
Credit:www.punchng.com/news/police-make-a-u-turn-say-voters-can-protect-votes/

People power is beginning to take roots in Nigeria; gradually, all our armed security operatives would come to terms with the fact that in a democratic setting, the ultimate power lies with the ordinary people, the voters, whom the security agents are so much used to harassing, brutalizing with little or no provocation.

Sooner rather than later, God willing, we shall have a country where no police/army officer would be behaving as if they are above the law; so it is good that Prof. Jega maintained his grounds that as far as the electoral law is concerned, the voters have the right to wait and see the counting of the votes; and it is equally heartening to see the IG backtrack.

Their head no correct. What were they thinking b4? Make I vote come dey go my house so that they can come up with their own figures...... it will never happen
We must do the counting together

This present IG is as clueless as the man that appointed him.

Cluelessness is like a deadly virus, deadlier than a hiv, ebola combo. Even heard thers an ekpoma virus now so maybe we could add to boot. Unfortunately it runs haywire in this govt.

focus7:
This present IG is as clueless as the man that appointed him.

Before nko, na this PDP i.g.wan tell us what to do before ni?
The change dat is coming will affect him.

This Change is Unstoppable. Sai Buhari.

Adults behaving childish.

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We don't need there ok in the first place since INEC which is the body in charge of electioneering has told to do so. #dontgivearatass