Less than a week to the 2023 general elections, the Police Service Commission (PSC), the federal executive body constitutionally empowered to discipline police officers except the inspector-general of police, among other responsibilities, has appointed national, zonal and state coordinators for the polls.
Among the zonal coordinators is activist woman, Najatu Mohammed, a commissioner of the PSC, who recently defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The commission’s coordinators and their dedicated telephone lines are; Bawa Lawal – zonal coordinator/North west zone, 08037861342; Austin Braimoh – zonal coordinator/South south zone, 08037881566; Rommy Mom, zonal coordinator/North central zone, 08036081967; Onyemuche Nnamani – zonal coordinator/South east zone, 08033598169.
Najatu Mohammed – zonal coordinator/North west zone, 08065505757; DR Ifeoma Anyanwutaku – deputy national coordinator, 08038448277; Olumide Sodeinde – Ag. zonal coordinator/ South west/Ogun, 08065265651 and Ikechukwu Ani – media coordinator, 08033345362.
This is even as the commission has already approved the participation of over 360 of its staff to the 36 states of the federation to monitor the conduct of police officers on election duties.
The spokesperson of the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, said the commission warns that it will sanction any police officer involved in any form of misconduct before, during or immediately after the elections as it is determined to ensure that police men on election duties must conduct themselves within the approved rules and regulations.
He said dedicated telephone numbers for the public to report misconduct or exemplary behavior of police officers on duty have been provided to assist Nigerians play a major role in enthroning civil participation in election policing.
The acting chairman of the commission, Justice Clara Bata Ogunbiyi, (JSC retd), will be leading the commission’s strong delegation as the national coordinator and assisted by the honourable commissioners representing the six geo-political zones as zonal coordinators.
The permanent secretary and secretary to the commission, Dr. Ifeoma Adaora Anyanwutaku will serve as the deputy national coordinator.
