Vote,wait and defend your vote~ IGP

Firstclass newsline learnt that the Nigeria Police Force on Monday
has rephrased its earlier warning to voters to stay away from
polling centres after exercising their civic duty on days of
elections.
Suleiman Abba, said on Thursday that there was no need for voters to
stay back after casting their votes because two or three policemen
would be stationed at every polling unit to guard their votes.
"Cast your votes and go and cool down. If you remain there, there is
a likelihood that you will commit an offence,'' he had said.
But the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru
Jega, the All Progressives Congress, the Peoples Democratic Party and
others faulted the warning, saying there was no aspect of the
electoral law that prohibited voters from stay behind to monitor
ballot counting.
"As many of the voters may wish to remain to see the actual counting
of the votes after voting has ended," Jega had stated.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu, in a telephone
interview with one of our correspondents, said that people could stay
behind as long as they maintained the peace, and obeyed the electoral
guidelines.
"Whoever that commits any offence against the Electoral Act would be
dealt with in line with the law. Voters are free to stay behind if
they chose to," Ojukwu stated.
Firstclassnewsline.net