BENIN CITY— The Commissioner of Police in Edo State has told Hon. Samson Osgie of the APC and Pharmacist Mathew Urhuonghide of PDP in the Edo South Senatorial poll suspended in part of Orhionmwon Local Government Area, last month by INEC, to prevail on their supporters to ensure that the remaining part of the election scheduled for tomorrow, is conducted under a peaceful atmospher.
COMPOL Adegbuyi stated this when he invited the two major contestants to have an audience with security chiefs in Edo State.
The meeting held at the office of the Commissioner of Pooice, Edo Police Command headquarters, Benin City, yesterday.
” The reason why we assemble here is to synergise and put in place a conducive atmospher for the succeesul conduct of the forthcoming election slated for 11th of April, 2015.
” This meeting becomes inevitable in view of the tension already generating in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State.
” There is need to task both candidates, the APC senatorial candidate Rt. Hon. Samson Osagie, the PDP senatorial candidate Pharmacist Mathew Urhuoghide to advise all their teeming supporters that the remaining part of the electoral process be conducted under a peaceful atmospher…. while security agents present would maintain law and other”. The police boss stressed.
In their separate responses, Rt. Hon. Samson Osagie and Pharmacist Mathew Urhoghide reaffirmed their commitment to a peaceful election in Orhionmwon Locao Government Area and the Edo State.
They however appealed to the police commissioner and other security chiefs present to ensure that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, sensitive material and personnel are closely motored and protected before, during and after the elections.
The senatorial hopefuls warned any person who may want to formet trouble during and after the polls to have a rethink as their political ambition or interest is not worth the live of any individual.
It will be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, suspendend the election of March 28, 2015 in 12 out of the 208 wards in Orhionmwon Local Government Area.
The senatorial election was however rescheduled to run with tomorrow’s State House of election.
Present at the meeting included the Edo State Director, State Security Service, SSS, Immigration, Airforce, Army, NSCDC and FRSC.
Left, Pham. Mathew Urhuoghide and Hon. Samson Osagie with Edo Police Commissioner Mr. Samuel Adegbuyi during security meeting for peaceful election in Orhionmwon LGA, on Saturday
