{"id":5485,"date":"2023-11-10T15:35:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T15:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=5485"},"modified":"2023-11-10T15:35:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T15:35:12","slug":"gubernatorial-election-imo-state-is-not-a-conflict-zone-affirms-frank-mba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2023\/11\/10\/gubernatorial-election-imo-state-is-not-a-conflict-zone-affirms-frank-mba\/","title":{"rendered":"Gubernatorial Election: Imo State is Not a Conflict Zone, Affirms Frank Mba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Frank Mba, the Deputy Inspector General of Police overseeing the forthcoming Imo state gubernatorial election, has pledged to ensure fair competition among all candidates in the polls. Mba reassured the public that law enforcement and security agencies will adhere to legal protocols.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the media and election observer groups in Owerri, Mba acknowledged the global tendency of politicians to instigate crises during elections. However, he vowed that such disruptions would not be tolerated in the Imo election. He disclosed the strategic deployment of police personnel across key locations in the state and confirmed the monitoring of certain unnamed politicians.<\/p>\n<p>Mba emphasized a commitment to professionalism and adherence to the law, asserting, &#8220;We will ensure a level playing field for all contestants in tomorrow&#8217;s election. Imo is not a war zone; it is not in a state of turmoil. Whatever security challenges exist, they are manageable. By working together, we will successfully conduct and conclude the election.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frank Mba, the Deputy Inspector General of Police overseeing the forthcoming Imo state gubernatorial election, has pledged to ensure fair competition among all candidates in the polls. Mba reassured the public that law enforcement and security agencies will adhere to legal protocols. Addressing the media and election observer groups in Owerri, Mba acknowledged the global [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":5486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182,172,186],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-defence-and-security","category-news","category-politics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5485"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5487,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5485\/revisions\/5487"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}