The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor has reassured Nigerians that plans have been concluded by all security agencies in Nigeria to ensure a peaceful, safe and conducive environment for the 2023 general election coming up on the 25th of February.
The Defence Chief gave the assurance on Monday while briefing the media after a closed door meeting with the Inspector-General of Police, Directors General of Department of State Services (DSS) and National Intelligence Agency (NIA), and the Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI) at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja.
READ ALSO: 2023 Elections: Naval Chief tasks personnel on neutrality
He said the purpose of the meeting was to review security arrangements for the elections and develop action plans to ensure that the exercise holds under a peaceful atmosphere.
“We have just finished the meeting. The service chiefs, the Inspector General of Police, the DSS, represented by the Director of Operations, the DG, NIA and the CDI.
“Looking at the security for the elections and as you know, the police is the lead agency for elections security, we have compared notes and assessed the entire situation and we are good to go.
“The assessment is that we are set on all fronts.
“We got representation from the Independent National Electoral Commission, who of course you have interacted with, and has also told Nigerians and the world that they are ready for this election.
“By and large, we are good to go and I like to use this opportunity to assure Nigerians that on the security front, we are good to go on all fronts,” he said.
Irabor also gave assurance that the security agencies would cover every part of the country to ensure peaceful elections, so that all eligible Nigerians exercise their franchise.
“Everyone would have the liberty to exercise their franchise as this is part of the assessment they have done that all the security agencies are ready for security during the general elections,” he stated.
He added that contingency actions had been taken to address areas with peculiar security challenges.
He, therefore, warned all thugs and evil perpetrators to desist from any acts or violence that would disrupt the elections or face the consequences.
N.O
