NAOSRE commends security operatives for Edo governorship

&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;NAOSRE-Logo&period;png" alt&equals;"NAOSRE commends security operatives" class&equals;"wp-image-4265"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>NAOSRE&comma; National Association of Online Security Reporters has commended security operatives assigned to the Edo State governorship election&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;The Edo governorship election held on Saturday&comma; September 2020 with minimal security breaches&comma; skirmish here and there notwithstanding&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The commendation came in a statement signed by NAOSRE&&num;8217&semi;s Acting President&comma; Favour Benson&period; In the statement&comma; Benson noted that officers and men of the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">Nigeria Police&comma; Nigeria Army&comma; Civil Defence<&sol;a> and other security agencies exhibited an appreciable degree of professionalism&period; She stressed that laws and orders were maintained during and after the election&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The Acting President praised the security operatives for its relative neutrality before&comma; during and after the election&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading"><strong>STATEMENT<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Benson said&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We applaud the security operatives for their fairness and relative neutrality in the conduct of the elections&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>NAOSRE observed that security agents resisted the temptations to be manipulated into subverting the wishes of Edo voters&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;In the same vein&comma; NAOSRE congratulates Deputy Inspector General of Police&comma; Adeleye Oyebade for leading successful security operations in Edo which has been adjudged by international observers as peaceful and fair&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>However&comma; <strong>Benson<&sol;strong> reinstates NAOSRE’s  advocacy on the basis that electoral security must  be human-centered&period; The advocacy is in line with the association’s   mission to support citizens&&num;8217&semi; freedom to participate in free and fair elections&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;<a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;punchng&period;com">Security<&sol;a> agents must therefore&comma; develop a holistic approach to security coverage of all phases and activities of electoral process&period; So approach must conforms to international standards and norms governing elections&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ahead of Ondo <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">October<&sol;a> 10 governorship&comma; we call on President Muhammadu Buhari  to support training and  funding of security operations&period; This will generate an improvement in electoral conflict prevention&comma; mitigation and resolution as rooted in international instruments and standards&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Benson maintained in the statement that the association remains committed in developing media skills to foster dialogue and cooperation on nonpartisan projects by promoting social harmony and a nonviolent political culture&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;NAOSRE will continuously identify root causes of electoral violence and offer media supports to diffuse tension where possible for a better <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">Nigeria<&sol;a>&comma;” Benson said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;