Beta naija gist dey come as Federal Capital Territory Police don deploy personnel sharp sharp ahead of Area Council elections wey go happen February 21, 2026. Na dem dey try ensure say everywhere go dey safe as dem announce say movement go dey restricted for FCT from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM on election day.
No be joke o! Na only essential service providers and election officials go waka freely, while all other wahala-misers go need to sit down for house during this time. According to wetin our PUNCH source talk, INEC don clear candidates from 17 political parties to make dem fit contest for this local government elections.
Dem go get 68 positions to fill, wey include 6 area council chairmanship seats and 62 councillorship positions. E no dey small matter o, as about 1.68 million registered voters go dey eligible to use dem vote sabi as this electoral wahala dey hot!
Josephine Adeh, wey dey for police command spokesperson bus stop, talk say dis deployment na serious plan wey dey involve coordination with sister security agencies like Nigerian Army, Nigerian Air Force, Nigerian Navy, Department of State Services, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, among others. No be play play matter o!
As per wetin Dantawaye, the Commissioner of Police for FCT talk, all di officers wey dey deployed don receive clear instructions to maintain better professionalism and ensure say dem go secure polling units and collation centres well well. This one dey to make sure say di elections go hold without any gbege.
Na serious matter wey dem dey handle o, as Dantawaye don warn say make officers remain vigilant, impartial, and courteous. Him don also urge everybody wey dey the area to cooperate with di police and follow all di security guidelines during di election period.
Adeh sabi talk say, “Make di public hear dis well, there go dey restriction of movement for FCT from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM on di election day, February 21, 2026. Abeg, make all di residents try cooperate with di security personnel during dis time.”
Our people dey encouraged to come out and exercise dem civic responsibility without fear o, as adequate security don already dey put in place to protect everybody. Na wetin go fit make di election peaceful and no wahala!
As we dey wait for di day wey everybody go cast dem vote, e good make we all dey law-abiding and remain calm. No be only 2023 wey dey important, 2026 go carry its own gist and e fit change many things for di FCT!
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