Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. YD Ahmed, has appealed for maximum security for all corps members and NYSC officials that would work as electoral officers in the Edo state Gubernatorial Election scheduled for Saturday.
He made the appeal Friday during an advocacy visit to 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Benin City, where he was received by the GOC, 2 Div Nigerian Army, Ibadan, Maj.-Gen. OG Onubogu, who is on election monitoring in the state.
Also, at the Edo state Police Command Headquarters in Benin City, where he was received by the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Frank Mba, who is coordinating policemen on election duty, Ahmed said the Scheme “holds the security and welfare of its corps members as a top priority.”
“I am here to solicit your support for the security of the corps members that will participate in the election,” he said.
A press statement issued by the Acting Director of Information and Public Relations of the scheme, Caroline Embu, quoted Gen. Ahmed as seeking assistance from other security agencies to oversee the Corps Lodges in the state, before and after the election.
“We have 2,550 Corps members that were trained to participate in the election in all the 18 local government areas of the state,” he said.
In his response, Maj.-Gen. Onubogu commended Brig.-Gen. Ahmed for his sterling leadership qualities and strong passion for corps welfare and security.
He promised maximum security for the general conduct of the election throughout the state.
“We are beside you and we shall be there to ensure that nothing happens to any corps member,” he said.
Mba, in his response, also said the police were ready for a safe and crisis-free election.
“I want to assure you that we will all work together and do everything within our power to ensure the safety and adequate protection of our corps members,” he said.