Lancelot Anyanya different. Yet, the possibility of post-election violence was anticipated and prepared for- the 2010 FES/INEC workshop being one of the initiatives aimed at alerting and preparing stakeholders for such a prospect. Why was this so? What lessons can be gleaned from the 2011 post-election security crises especially as we look ahead to 2015? The answers to these posers which is the focus of this presentation can be summed up in the following statement; The best laid out plans often do not survive the first shots of battle; imagine what would happen without a plan. 2.2 Aim The aim of this presentation is to appraise the security dimensions of the 2011 elections in Nigeria in view of the recommendations from the 2010 workshop with a view to making broad recommendations ahead of the 2015 elections. 2.3 Scope Pursuant to fulfilling the afore-stated aim, this presentation will cover the following; a. Summary of Recommendations from the 2010 workshop. b. Review of the 2011 Elections c. Looking Ahead to 2015 d. Conclusion 20 ELECTION SECURITY IN NIGERIA: MATTERS ARISING Assessment of 2011 Elections in view of Recommendations from the 2010 Workshop 2.4 Summary of recommendations from 2010 workshop Several recommendations for improving elections' security were made during the 2010 workshop. It is significant to reiterate that these recommendations were made on the basis of certain related fundamental conclusions including but not limited to; i Election security cannot be isolated from the general security environment and socio-political milieu within which elections are conducted. ii Primary responsibility for the conduct of security operations is not that of INEC which has little or no operational control over security forces deployed during elections. iii The implementation of the recommendations would be the responsibility of other stakeholders apart from INEC. The following are some of the pertinent recommendations that were made with respect to ensuring adequate security during the 2011 elections; a. Conduct of initial nationwide Security Vulnerability Assessment(SVA) with specific focus on implications for INEC facilities, human material assets and operations. b. Developing comprehensive security strategy with supporting plans and procedures to guide and support INEC's operations. This will include the production of a draft security policy whose scope will cover electoral activities. ELECTION SECURITY IN NIGERIA: MATTERS ARISING 21