Mike Igini elections, but also suggested that the political education of such security personnel should be institutionalized in the routine training of such agencies to strengthen the democratic system in Nigeria. 4.3 National Election Security Strategic Template Given the background already described, it can be deduced that the greatest threat to the current democratic dispensation in Nigeria is election insecurity. Hence, the security of elections is a key aspect of preparation for the pre-election, election and post- election periods of every election cycle. Therefore, any election management body truly concerned about securing elections, must focus on software issues like trust building of stakeholders, ensuring the fidelity of technology used in election processes, education of voters and other role players in security issues and their role in assuring security and the institutionalization of a credible electoral process through a reliable legislative electoral framework, managed professionally, with impartiality and integrity. The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) upon its appointment in June 2010 gave priority to security. Hence, it organized an international workshop on the phenomenon which culminated in a publication“Security challenges of Election Management in Nigeria”(See Olurode and Jega, 2011) 10 . The workshop set the agenda for securing the 2011 general elections. 48 ELECTION SECURITY IN NIGERIA: MATTERS ARISING Election Security in Theory and Practice: Perspective of a Resident Electoral Commissioner To enhance election security in the Nigerian context several policies at the National level are in place. As part of the executive policies to facilitate election security in the pre, peri and post-election phases through the legislative framework, the Nigerian Constitution clearly identified conducts or actions that would not allow for peaceful elections and thus prohibited same at section 227 11 . Similarly, the Electoral Act 2010(as amended) at sections 117-132 provides for measures which guide the conduct of participants during every election cycle. To implement these provisions of the law to secure elections, the national Election Management Body(EMB) in Nigeria exercising its power to make'rules and regulation' as provided in paragraph 15 of the Third Schedule of the Constitution, articulated in its election manual the strategic requirements for securing elections and the resources necessary to operationalise the security guidelines. For instance, INEC's manual for elections requires that during elections the following provisions must be made for the security of elections; that the provision of security agents in every polling station will be part of required personnel and such security agent's functions are clearly indicated in the manual as follows(INEC, 2011) 12 ; Responsibilities of Security Agents: To ensure that the conduct of the poll, collation and declaration of results are carried out without any disturbance or threat to peace: ELECTION SECURITY IN NIGERIA: MATTERS ARISING 49