In a statement released just before the 2027 general elections, CP Bode Ojajuni, the commissioner of police for the Ogun State Command, praised a civic organization for its sensitisation drive and emphasised the critical importance of voter education.
In a Friday speech, CP Ojajuni welcomed members of the Iyawo Alhaji Itoku Community & Development Initiative, whose leader is Comrade Oladunni Sodipo, at the State Police Headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta.
In honour of the Commissioner’s dedication to community policing, peacekeeping, and security in Ogun State, the organization bestowed upon him the Peace and Service Leadership Award.
With the slogan “From Registration to Protection – PVC Na Your Power,” the Operation Protect Your PVC Campaign aims to educate community members, young people, and market women on the need of getting and keeping a permanent voter’s card. The campaign received praise from the police commissioner.
“We appreciate your fantastic speech loaded with noble objectives, civic responsibilities, leading advocacy, leading enlightenment initiative, especially at this particular time we are on the march to 2027 general elections,” stated CP Ojajuni.
Such campaigns are necessary to deepen democratic engagement, he told the participants, and the Command is behind them.
After expressing gratitude to the CP for his welcoming words, Comrade Sodipo explained that the initiative’s focus is on strengthening families and communities by increasing awareness of issues in the market, educating young people, and fostering civic engagement.