The Police Service Commission,
PSC has spoken on allegations of electoral malpractices perpetrated by the All
Progressives Congress, APC and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in some
polling units during Ekiti Governorship election.
The commission in a statement on
Tuesday by its Spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani revealed that they received 35
complaints of vote-buying, confirming few cases of disorderliness at some polling
units during the Saturday poll.
The statement reads, “Our team
monitored the conduct of police officers in 45 polling units in all the three
senatorial zones of the state covering 14 out of the 16 local government areas
of the state.
“They received 35 complaints from
the voters, party agents and observers through dedicated lines earlier
circulated to both the electorate and party agents within Ekiti and outside the
state.
“Some of the messages centred on
vote -buying, financial inducement and restiveness in some polling units.
Specifically, there was a case of the arrest and detention of party agents at
Aramoko Police Division which was resolved with the intervention of the
commission.
“In cases where a party agent
violated the electoral law, the commission advised the police to allow the
person to carry out his duty after which he could be arrested after the
election.
“The commission wishes to advise
that the police, in such instances where an agent commits an offence, he/she be
allowed to carry out his legal duties and be arrested at the end of the voting,
counting and signing of the result sheet in order to avoid sending a wrong
impression that the security agencies may be biased.”
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