Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, the Director General of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Sule Kazuare has warned Corps members serving in Edo state to shun all acts capable of derailing the electoral process just as he solicited security of Corps members engaged in the conduct of the forthcoming election.
Kazaure implored the Corp members not to allow themselves to be used by politicians, urging them to play by the rules of the game during and after the election.
Speaking Monday in Benin City, shortly after a courtesy visit to the various security agencies in the state, including the Nigeria Army, the Police and the Department of State Security (DSS), Kazaure, where he stressed adequate security for all Corps members in the state during and after the guber election, he cautioned the Corps members to always be above board.
He said the safety of the Corps members is paramount for a credible election and solicited the support of all critical stakeholders in the state ahead of the governorship election scheduled for September 10.
Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC),Edo state, Sam Olumekun, appealed to the Corps members who will be engaged as Adhoc staff to be non-partisan and eschew acts of electoral malpractices for a free, credible and fair election in the state.
Olumekun admonished the Corps members to resist any inducement from politicians as they will be well provided for during and after the elections adding that adequate sensitization and training of its adhoc staff have been concluded to ensure their safety.
Earlier, the Edo state Police Commissioner, Chris Ezike and the brigade commander, 4th Brigade of the Nigeria Army, Brigadier General, Bambella Raji pledged their continued support to ensure the safety and security of all Corps members during and after the forthcoming governorship election in the state.
In her remark, the NYSC Edo state coordinator, Akyam Atine, expressed confidence that the Corps members are duty ready to contribute their quota to ensure a credible election in the Edo guber election of September 10.
“The corps members have gone through training on their electoral roles as INEC adhoc staff during the forthcoming governorship elections in the state, while on our part, we have gone round the four zones in the state to further sensitize our Corps members on the expectations of the NYSC of them during the all important assignment,” Akyam said.
