Ekiti guber poll: Concerns raised over security personnel’s impartiality

The CLEEN Foundation on Saturday raised concerns over the perceived lack of impartiality among some security personnel deployed for the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election, despite commending the overall peaceful conduct of the exercise and the professionalism of law enforcement officers.
In a preliminary report by its Executive Director, Peter Maduoma, on the conduct of law enforcement personnel during the election, the organisation disclosed that 46.3 per cent of security officials observed by its monitors were rated as “not impartial at all”, a development it described as a serious threat to electoral integrity and public confidence.
According to the foundation, while 31.7 per c...