Sentences with phrase «election duties»

«Only security personnel specially assigned for election duties must be seen within and around the election designated places,» the statement read.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said the military will not be involved in election duties in 2019.

Arase also ordered all police officers on election duties in Kogi State to ensure they work in line with the Police Code of Conduct and international best practices.

The INEC boss said that the violent incidence included harassment, abduction and physical assaults of election duty personnel during the election.

He urged the public to report any personnel of the corps who exhibited act of misconduct in the course of election duty, adding that disciplinary action would be adequately taken against such erring officer.

But the military will never be involved in election duty similar to what happened in elections before 2015.»

Other officers to be trained on election duties by the Commission include Supervisory Presiding Officers (SPOs), Presiding and Assistant Presiding Officers (POs / APOs) and Collation / Returning Officers (COs / ROs).

He said that the political class should note that the bulk of INEC personnel deployed for election duties are young graduates doing their one - year compulsory National Youths Service Corps programme.

The elections in Edo and Ondo States were adjudged to be a great improvement on the 2015 general elections, principally arising from the use of cascaded electoral training that was employed at these elections, in terms of the professional conduct of the Commission's personnel on election duty.»

While calling for a similar level of citizens» cooperation and support for the Police and other relevant agencies during the forthcoming election taking place in Bayelsa State on 5th December, 2015, the IGP equally gave kudos to the Personnel of the Police and other security agencies assigned to election duties in Kogi State for their professional conduct and synergy throughout the election period.

He said, «All election duty personnel have sworn to an oath of neutrality and fairness to the process, and any infraction will attract severe sanctions from the commission».

He therefore recommended strongly that «erring officials and security operatives found wanting on election duties should be severely punished according to the dictates of the law while other civil society groups in Ekiti State should tow the path of Democracy Vanguard in sensitizing the electorates».

«While assuring all law - abiding electorates of a secure and enabling environment to exercise their franchise, the IGP warns all security details to refrain from accompanying their principals and politicians to polling booths and collation centres during the election, as only security personnel specially assigned for election duties must be seen within and around the election designated places» the statement said.

Over 5,000 conventional policemen have also been deployed for the election duty.

It will provide you with an understanding of key security procedures required to ensure safety of election officials on election duties and equip you with skill sets that would enable you balance the imperative of securing the electoral process with the need to allow voters unfettered opportunity to come out and cast their votes without fear or intimidation as a result of the presence of security personnel.»

«The Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Operations for the election is currently in Ondo State and has debriefed the personnel after the election duties.

Continuing the statement said, «The IGP who has ordered all Police officers assigned to election duties in Kogi State to ensure they work in line with the Police Code of Conduct and international best practices, called on the members of the public particularly politicians, gubernatorial candidates and other relevant stakeholders in the State to cooperate with the Police and other security agencies in the onerous but patriotic task of guaranteeing a hitch - free gubernatorial poll.»