'Lai Olurode The recommendations from the workshop are worth sharing with readers. It should be mentioned that there are organizations' specific recommendations while others are cross cutting issues. INEC for example would like to have in place a legal framework defining the relationships between it and security agencies. The Nigerian Fire Service decried its poor involvement in election preparations compared to other security agencies. The Nigerian Air Force prefers that more emphasis is placed on weather conditions in fixing election dates. The Federal Road Safety Corps was concerned about delayed logistics arrangements and was worried that not much really gets done until the day of election, and resources are often late in coming and may not as a result be utilized for the desired end. Nigerian Immigration Personnel felt frustrated by the absence of modern communication equipment and other gadgets needed for effective border management of far-flung offices and porous borders. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) revealed that drug use and abuse among youths are alarming and getting out of control. The need to develop comprehensive mitigation strategies resonated in all the presentations ahead of the 2015 general elections if the gains of the 2011 elections are to be sustained and improved upon. 1.4 Recommendations The summary of recommendations which emerged from the interaction are as follows; 16 ELECTION SECURITY IN NIGERIA: MATTERS ARISING Election Security in Nigeria: Is there a Silver Lining? l Early planning and coordination to meet the challenges of election security would contribute to guaranteeing successful and peaceful conduct of 2015 election. l The ICCES established prior to the 2011 elections is a good practice for experience sharing among stakeholders and should be strengthened at all levels. In addition, there is the need to put in place a template for deployment of security personnel in elections for effectiveness. l The INEC-Political Party Relations should be enhanced; this will strengthen the supervisory role of the commission on political parties, and enforce internal democracy modalities within the political parties in order to reduce conflicts. l The Training and capacity building of security officials for improved performance at elections are advocated. Training should include the code of conduct for all security officials. l All factors that induce violence at elections must be addressed such as selection of candidates through flawed primaries, use of hate speech at campaigns by politicians and prior to elections, undue use of money at politics, etc. l Civic education and advocacy for youths and all stakeholders in order to give them the right orientation and positive role they are expected to perform towards the success of 2015 elections. l Towards 2015 elections, safe havens must be created and rapid evacuation plans for election personnel in the event of breakdown of law and order during elections. ELECTION SECURITY IN NIGERIA: MATTERS ARISING 17