The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has
underscored the need for the safety of corps members
who would be involved in the Edo 2016 Governorship
Election scheduled for Saturday.
The Director-General, Brig.-Gen. Sule Kazaure, made the
call when he paid courtesy visits to various security
agencies in Benin, the Edo capital, on Monday.
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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the
NYSC boss visited 4 Mechanised Brigade, Police
Headquarters and State Security Service offices.
Kazaure noted that the use of corps members as INEC
ad hoc staff which was introduced in 2010, had
contributed to the conduct of successful elections.
He said that collaboration among various security
agencies with the NYSC during elections would go a
long way in ensuring credible polls as well as the
safety of corps members.
“We are soliciting for cooperation to ensure the safety
of our corps members. We need adequate security for
our corps members who will be participating in the
process before, during and after the election,’’ he said.
In his remarks, Brig.-Gen. Benbella Raji, whio is in
charge of 4 Mechanised Brigade, assured the NYSC
director-general the corps members would be
adequately protected.
“Their safety is paramount to us and we are working
very closely with other security outfits to ensure the
safety of everyone and peaceful environment during
the election,’’ Raji said.
Similarly, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Chris Ejike,
also assured the NYSC boss of the security of every
person who would participate in the Edo election.
“The names and addresses of the corp members
participating in the election has been submitted to us
and we will deploy our men to be on surveillance
before, during and after the election.”
He, however, advised the corps members to shun
violence during the poll, saying that anyone involved in
electoral malpractices would be prosecuted.
