The Bayelsa Skilled Discussion board, BPF, has described as unlucky Governor Duoye Diri’s touch upon the position of the Nigeria Police Drive, NPF, throughout elections.
The Secretary, BPF, Philip Erepa, in a press release in Yenagoa on Wednesday, mentioned he watched with dismay throughout a dwell youth programme the place the governor, in his remarks, prompt that the police had no accountability throughout elections.
He mentioned Diri, who alluded to the matter already earlier than a court docket, an motion he mentioned is subjudice, claimed that the police had no accountability to face as a witness in a case on an election they monitored and secured.
He accused the governor of constructing some damaging remarks towards the Commissioner of Police, CP Alausa, and different revered patrons of the state and the nation.
He mentioned by his assertion, Diri was attempting to preempt the court docket in his bid to truncate a authorized course of difficult his declaration as a governor.
Erepa mentioned: “We’ve got watched with utter dismay Governor of Bayelsa State Senator Douye Diri, in a dwell youth Programme making an ignorant comment suggesting that the police haven’t any assigned tasks throughout elections within the nation.
“Diri must be educated that as protectors of the elections, the police monitor and safe the complete course of and can be referred to as upon to face as witnesses in any court docket course of involving such elections.
“What Diri and his co travellers fail to grasp is that the police have statutory accountability within the conduct of elections in Nigeria, they’re the one safety outfit with that accountability. The position of the police is to safe the election. That’s the reason you discover a police man in every of the polling models.
“We’re additionally baffled that Diri out of his frustration made disparaging remarks towards the Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police, CP Alausa for merely doing his job. Diri ought to be informed that his utterance on a matter, which is subjudiced, is an affront on the judiciary and an try and preempt the court docket.
“We discover Diri’s current feedback as an try and harass not only a adorned member of the Nigeria Police Drive however the complete Nigeria Police Drive”.
