Sola Odumosu
Spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Sola Odumosu has absolved the management of the NSCDC from any shortcomings regarding delay in the payment of election monitoring allowances.
When contacted, NSCDC PRO, Sola Odumosu, said that the Corps was yet to receive money for the Ekiti elections from the federal government.
“As I speak with you, the federal government of Nigeria is yet to give the Corps a penny from the Accountant General’s Office. Rather than approach my office or their leader, they’ll prefer to embarrass their services on the pages of newspapers.
“I don’t know how that helps them. There’s no way that the Corps will be given money to disburse to personnel for election duties, and then, the leadership of the Corps will put that money in their pocket.
“It is not possible. Not at this age. Not this time,” he explained.
Odumosu equally blamed the protesting officers for insensitivity and impatience, insisting that “even the money used to prosecute that election was borrowed by the leadership of this Corps.”
According to him, all allowances regarding the 2021 Anambra gubernatorial elections have been paid, adding that “there’s no way the Corps will divert funds meant for officers allowances. The Osun State election is around the corner. How can you do that and ask them to go monitor the Osun elections.”
The blame game is coming on the heels of recent allegations of vote buying in the Ekiti governorship election, where security agents and party agents are believed to have colluded during the exercise.
Recall that owing to insinuations of the police being overwhelmed, other security agencies, including the NSCDC officials are drafted to provide security during electioneering exercises.
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