Just as the Wednesday 28th September, 2016, Edo Governorship Election  was peaceful without any violence due to the security arrangement put in  place by the good-natured Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim  Idris, Ondo State witness another peaceful election held on the 26th of  November, 2016, supervised by Deputy Inspector General of Police, Habila  Joshak.
It will be recalled that the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim  Idris earlier in the week directed a robust and elaborate security  arrangement to be implemented in Ondo State to ensure peaceful,  credible, free and fair election should be put in place.
I must commend the IGP for deploying a Deputy Inspector General of  Police assisted by an Assistant Inspector General of Police and three  Commissioners of Police in coordinating the security operations and  supervising the deployment of security personnel for the elections  throughout the 3009 polling units, 203 wards and 18 LGA of Ondo State.
The deployment of additional 26,000 Conventional Police personnel (5  Policemen per polling unit), two thousand (2,000) Mobile Police Force  (PMF), ten (10) cells of Counter Terrorism Unit, the Special Protection  Unit, the Anti Bomb Squad (EOD), the Marine Police, Conventional  Policemen, the Armament Units, personnel from FCIID and FIIB and the  Sniffer dogs section and Mounted Troops to Ondo State by the Inspector  General Police, IGP Idris Ibrahim paid off as adequate security and  safety of life and property before, during and after the elections was  intact.
The IGP has done well so also the Police personnel deployed for the  elections as they display politeness and civility in the discharge of  their duties and other responsibilities. They provided adequate security  for the electorates, INEC Staff, election materials, election observers  and other individuals and bodies that have statutory roles in the  conduct of the elections, at the Polling booths, Collation Centres and  INEC Offices throughout the period of the election.
The electoral process was well secured; eligible voters were allow to  exercise their rights freely without intimidation, election materials  and officials were well protected and above all, no single soul was lost  during the election.
In the same manner, protection of life and property in Ondo State was  well secured even though minor protest in some polling units were put  under control by the Nigeria Police with support from other sister  security agencies on ground.
I am very proud of the Nigeria Police as the Police officers deployed  for the election conduct themselves in the best professional manner by  maintaining apolitical disposition and strictly stood by the rules of  engagement.     The entire Nigeria Policemen deployed to Ondo State really discharged  their statutory functions effectively, unbiased and in accordance to the  principles of democratic policing.
Finally, I must commend all the people that participated in the election  from the political parties, community leaders, parents and Guardians who  prevailed on their members, supporters and children to be law abiding  and for not allowing themselves to be used to cause havoc during the  elections.
IGP Ibrahim Idris has laid the foundation for Peaceful and Tranquillity  election conduct in Nigeria as witnessed in Edo and Ondo State  respectively. I hereby called on resident of Rivers State to be law  abiding as they go the poll on 10th December, 2016 to elect their  representatives at the National Assembly.
Written by Adewole Kehinde
