The governor promised stronger collaboration with the police and other security agencies towards tackling insecurity in Plateau State.
The police said the election was conducted peacefully throughout the electoral process.
Electoral observers and party agents, especially those of the All Progressives Congress, the African Democratic Congress and the Labour Party were also sighted at the polling units.
Mr Kalu said the application portal, which opened on December 15 and was slated to close on January 26, had been extended to February 8.
State police will not be served à la carte, nor will it be a matter of variable geometry. Every state governor will see it as a necessary accessory of power.
Mr Umeh said that there was no petition or incriminating report against any of the nominees from either the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) or State Security Service (SSS).
A cross-section of the voters commended the peaceful conduct of the election.
He said the conference of speakers in Nigeria has thrown its weight behind the agitation for state police.
Beneficiaries of the training include 80 officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps and 117 from the Nigeria Police Force.
Across the vast, ungoverned spaces of our country, where state policing is little more than a fanciful notion, criminals armed with stolen firearms reign unchecked.
