EKITI UNDER SIEGE: We would not allow Ekiti State to be turned to a war zone

I want Jonathanians to justify the decision of their paymaster to send 36,000 security agents to Ekiti State (A State with a lesser population than each of the troubled States) for today's gubernatorial election when the total number of security agencies deployed to the 3 troubled States in the North East is presently below 36,000.

We would not allow Ekiti State to be turned to a war zone, persons being picked up indiscriminately without any offence are an attack on the generality of Ekiti people. And why would it be that these arrests are targeted at only opposition  APC members and their supporters...?

President Goodluck Jonathan sent 36,000 security agents to Ekiti for the gubernatorial elections. Security sources confirmed that there are 12,340 regular policemen;  26 sniffer dogs; 3170 anti-riot policemen; 4,280 soldiers; 1800 Nigerian secret police operatives and  15,000 civil defense personnel on ground in the state for today's election.
With 36,000 security officials deployed in the rather small 6353 sq. km of Ekiti State, the place does look like a police state. I was not surprised when the APC Chairman of Ekiti State expressed the opinion to stakeholders that the security presence was so massive that ordinary people were feeling intimidated and terrorized.

In the stakeholders meeting on Wednesday, the Inspector General of Police dressed in battle fatigues was as stern as possible. He warned politicians that with their massive deployment and aerial patrol by helicopters, they are ready to nip any trouble in the bud. He warned government officials and VIPs that they cannot move with government vehicles or their personal security or thugs. Even umbrellas will not be allowed on the streets and “no stupidity will be tolerated” he added.

The Inspector General of Police [IG] also repeatedly warned that non-indigenes who are not involved with election administration would not be allowed into the state. This was a strange statement, as you do not have to be an indigene to vote, all that is required is that you are registered to vote in the State. In his response to the I-G, Ayo Fayose, the PDP candidate said that after the speech, he now has confidence that the police would do their work properly. 

He called on the I-G to withdraw the huge police contingent in Government House and that he himself is ready to give up his personal police protection for the duration of the election.

The question on many minds is whether the huge arsenal of military equipment deployed to the State would not have been more profitably used in the North East where the insurgency has been galloping unhindered and people were being massacred and abducted at will. 

The hard nuts might be difficult to chew and but less difficult to swallow... Let them chew it, if they are interested in swallowing it because an attempt to swallow the hard nuts without chewing, would lead to health complications.

Nigerians must start to ask questions that would reshape our today and give hope for our tomorrow as a people of a country, if we must move to the next level in growth and development...