Brigadier General YD Ahmed, director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has asked for maximum security to safeguard corps members and NYSC officials serving as electoral staff in Edo.
This is contained in a statement on issued by Caroline Embu, NYSC’s acting director of information and public relations, on Friday.
News About Nigeria reports that the Edo governorship election is slated for September 21 across 18 LGAs in the state.
Ahmed made the plea during his visit to the 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Benin City.
The DG said that the involvement of corps members as majority ad-hoc staff underscores NYSC’s proven track record in ensuring successful elections nationwide.
“I am here to solicit your support for the security of the Corps Members that will participate in the election,” he said.
“We also seek assistance from other security agencies to oversee the Corps Lodges in the state up until 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.”
Ahmed reiterated that corps members are committed to upholding electoral laws, having undergone thorough sensitisation.
On his part, OG Onubogu, general officer commanding (GOC) 2 division of the Nigerian Army in Ibadan, who is on election monitoring in Edo, assured a safe and secure electoral process.
“We are beside you and we shall be there to ensure that nothing happens to any Corps member,” he said.
Frank Mba, coordinating police operatives on election duty, pledged to ensure corps members’ safety and protection through collaborative efforts and utmost diligence.
