The Taraba State Independent Electoral
Commission (TSIEC), on Friday said preparations
were at advanced stage for the conduct of
credible Local Government polls on Feb. 11, 2017.
The Executive Chairman of the commission, Dr Philip
Duwe, disclosed this at the opening session of a two-
day training workshop for personnel of the
commission and other relevant stakeholders.
Duwe said the commission was determined to
conduct a free, fair and credible election that would
be acceptable by all.

"If you win, you win and if you lose, you lose, that is
the type of election we are preparing and determined
to conduct," he said.
He urged politicians to desist from any form of
violence before, during and after the election.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Yakubu
Babas, who presented a paper on 'Security and
Credible Elections at the Local Government Level',
noted that corruption and vices were the major
problems that marred the conduct of credible
elections.

Babas, who was represented by Deputy
Commissioner of Police, Mr Alabi Abiodun, assured
the commission that the police would collaborate
with other security operatives in the state to ensure
peaceful conduct of the election.