IGP explains appointment of CP for Osun governorship election
Pressure before replacement Pressure on the former commissioner, Mr Gotan had intensified in recent months as political actors and civil society organisations questioned the neutrality of the state police command ahead of the governorship election.
PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Erale, the Electoral Commissioner of Police, had consequently assumed responsibility for election security in the state, while the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of elections is expected to join the operation.
Redeployment of CP not the first ahead of Osun election Mr Gotan’s replacement continues a familiar pattern in Osun State, where a police commissioner has come under intense political pressure during governorship election, and later replaced with a new commissioner.
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