Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ebonyi State chapter, has called for a level playing ground by security agents in the state.
Chairman of the 15-member caretaker committee of the party, Steve Oruruo, made the call in Abakaliki, capital of the State.
He spoke when he led executives of the party on a courtesy visit to the state Commissioner of Police, Augustina Ogbodo, at the police headquarters in the state capital.
He described the police as indispensable in the advancement of democracy in the country.
Oruruo urged the command to ensure adequate security in all the activities of the party in the state, to build a formidable party that can win elections in the future.
“The police is a partner as far as democracy is concerned. You need the police, their dexterity, their performances for democracy to thrive. They have been of expertise, they have been of competences and have shown commitment, they have lost lives, they have done everything to ensure that we have democracy.
“So, if you are looking for security and you intend to have fairness in applications, you must have orderliness and in that orderliness, you cannot distance the police from it,” he stated.
The State Commissioner of Police, Augustina Ogbodo while addressing the caretaker committee, promised to provide enabling environment for every political party in the state to function optimally.
She also promised to be fair and decisive in dealing with official matters without recourse to sentiments or biases of any kind.
