Following the directives on the 2023 general election, the South West Zonal office observed the election monitoring and standby in some areas of Ibadan township.
The election process was observed to be calm and orderly in the areas visited. There were presence of Security in the areas and no report of any emergency recorded.
The Yola Operations Office activated the ERT team on 25th February 2023 which was on standby through out the day.
The team which was led by the HOO Mr Ladan Ayuba met with the stakeholders and agreed on how to go about the exercise. The ERT team went round and carried out an assessment of the situation on several polling units within Yola North and Yola South LGAs. So far, the election exercise was calm, peaceful and orderly. There is no any incident of electoral violence or any disruption through out the voting process. Overall, the electoral process recorded success.
NEMA Lagos Territorial Office continues to monitor and provide safety assurances with the deployment of staff to the Lagos Collation Centre to render immediate first aid assistance to individuals within the center when attention is needed.
The center has been active since yesterday evening.
The de-escalation of rumours of violence have been established with appreciable number of churches carrying out their congregational services while private and commercial vehicular are increasing as the day goes by on different roads.
The ERT teams are on standby
Personal safety is our priority and highly valued