The police have beefed up security inSokoto, Kano, Benue and Plateau states ahead of the supplementary pollsscheduled for Saturday. Also, the National Peace Committeeled by a former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, met with partyleaders in Benue and Bauchi states on Wednesday with an appeal to them to givepeace a chance and accept the outcome of the run-offs. Supplementary elections had beenfixed for March 23 in Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Kano, Plateau andSokoto states where the Independent National Electoral Commission had declaredthe governorship elections held on February 9 inconclusive. However, tension has been mounting inthe affected states with the two leading parties, the All Progressives Congressand the People’s Democratic Party, PDP heating up the polity with accusationsand counter-accusations of plot to rig the run-offs. But the security agents in order toensure a peaceful conduct of the supplementary election have beefed up securityin the states where the rerun will take place.