Ibrahim K. Bawa Esq. c) Order a person to be removed from polling unit for disorderly behaviour or failure to obey lawful order; d) Permit a person removed to be readmitted to polling unit. In the absence of a Presiding Officer, a Poll Clerk may exercise the powers of a Presiding Officer(Section 61(5) of the Electoral Act 2010(as amended). The essence of this provision is to make it clear that the presiding officer is the chief executive at the polling station and he takes order from none, but his lawful orders must be obeyed. 3.4 Conduct at political rallies. Section 94 of the Electoral at 2010(as amended) By Section 94 of the Electoral at 2010(as amended), a. The Commissioner of Police in every state is to provide adequate security for the conduct of Political rallies. b. Every person in possession of offensive weapon at a rally or party voting centre shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of N200, 000.00 or 2 years imprisonment. 34 ELECTION SECURITY IN NIGERIA: MATTERS ARISING Legal Constraints to Election Security in Nigeria 3.5 Prohibited conducts at political campaigns. Section 95 of the Electoral Act 2010(as amended) prohibits the following: a. Abusive language to injure religious, ethnic, tribal or sectional feelings; b. Abusive, intemperate, slanderous, base language, insinuations or innuendos designed or likely to provoke violent reaction or emotions; c. Use of Masquerades; d. Use of private security; e. Display of physical force and retaining, training, equipping, organizing any person or group of persons for such. f. Use of places of religious worship, police station and public offices for campaigns, rallies and procession or promote, propagate or attack political parties, their candidates or their programmes or ideologies. 3.6 Punishment for violation of section 95 of the Electoral Act, 2010(as amended). a. Individual N1,000,000.00 or 12 month imprisonment; b. Political parties who breach this provision shall be finedN2,000,000.00on conviction at the first instance, and N1, 000,000.00 for any subsequent offence. c. Aiding and abetting a Political Party to commit the offence of training and equipping any person or group of persons for display of physical force attract on ELECTION SECURITY IN NIGERIA: MATTERS ARISING 35