LG Polls: Army Assures On Security

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army Port Harcourt, Major – General Sari Gambo Mohammed, has assured of adequate security during the forth coming Local Government Elections in Rivers State.
The GOC stated this while playing host to the 5th Commission of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), led by the Chairman and Chief Electoral Commissioner, Justice George Omeriji (rtd).
He said that his men would be on ground to give other sister security agencies the necessary support during and after the election.
He said that the 6 Division when called upon would discharge its duties within its limits, assuring that his command would give the necessary support during the election.
Earlier in his speech, the chairman of RSIEC, Hon. Justice George Omeriji (rtd) said that the purpose of the visit was to inform the new GOC of the forth-coming LGA elections and solicit for his support in ensuring that the election was peaceful.
The RSIEC boss informed the GOC that there are 4442 Polling Units, 319 Wards in the 23 LGAs of the state, adding that before April 17, 2021 elections, both sensitive and non- sensitive materials would be moved to the areas and solicited for their support.
Recall that the commission had on March 10, 2021 paid a courtesy visit to the command under the former GOC, Late Major- General Johnson Olu Irefin.
Meanwhile, Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, has warned any individual or group of persons planning to disrupt the electoral process to jettison such plot in their own interest.
The chairman of the Commission, Justice George Omereji (rtd) issued the warning while displaying the Voters Register at Rumuodara Town Hall, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area.
Justice Omereji, who reiterated the commitment of RSIEC to conduct a credible and acceptable Local Government elections, disclosed that enough security arrangements had been made to contain any security breach during the elections.
In his speech, the Paramount Ruler of Rumuodara Community, Enyindah John Amadi, said he would invite the candidates of the various political parties participating in the elections to sign an undertaking that they would be of good conduct during the elections.
The RSIEC team later moved to the Ogbum-Nu-Abali to display another set of the Voters Register.