Dele Moses, Ilorin
The Kwara state police command has made known its plans to make politicians in the state to be committed to a violence-free campaign in the electioneering for the 2023 general election.
The commissioner of police who newly assumed office in the state, Paul Odama, explained the plans in his maiden press conference with newsmen at the police headquarters in Ilorin.
Odama said all the political parties participating in the election would be made to sign an undertaking on peace with a sanction for any one of them that may breach the agreement.
The police boss said by the undertaking the police would expect the parties to go about their electioneering without encouraging breach of peace, law and order in all parts of the state.
He said the signing of the undertaking will take place next week as the campaign for the national offices’ election has commenced and that of the state offices are about to commence.
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The commissioner however assured the politicians of the preparation of the police to provide adequate security for the political parties during the campaign period.
“The command in conjunction with other sister services have concluded plans to emplace adequate security for all political parties to make their campaigns free of any intimidation across the length and breadth of the state,” he stated.
Odama also assured that the command under his leadership would ensure a level playing ground for all the residents of the state irrespective of their political affiliation region or tribe.
He stated: “My policing mandate also includes the provision of a level playing field for all political tendencies in Kwara state irrespective of party affiliation, region or tribes. As you may all know, the police is apolitical, the people of the state as a whole are our constituency, hence we promise to discharge our duties with clear conscience and fear of God.”
