The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission has said that no fewer than 4,145 security personnel would be involved in the council polls slated for September 21.
Reports states that the council polls is to elect candidates into 17 chairmanship and 260 ward councilorship positions in Enugu State.
The Chairman of ENSIEC, Prof. Christian Ngwu, told newsmen on Wednesday in Enugu that at least one security personnel would be provided at each of the 4,145 polling units in the 17 council areas of the state.
“We are in close synergy with the lead agency in policing, which is the Nigeria Police, to get the required numbers and get the posting finalised.
The security personnel to be deployed will be fully armed and they will ensure that no one causes obstruction to the voting exercise on Saturday,” he said.
The ENSIEC Chairman said that the commission had received and kept in safe custody all the non-sensitive materials for the council polls.
“We will also be receiving the sensitive materials for the elections a few hours to the exercise. ENSIEC is fully prepared for free, fair and credible council polls on Saturday. We want all eligible voters to come out en mass to elect their preferred candidates without fear or favour on the D-day,” he said.
About two million voters are expected to participate in the council polls while ENSIEC has recruited 12,800 ad hoc electoral staff towards the smooth conduct of the election
