Iyiola Oni(Phd) iv. Destruction or confiscation of election materials v. Kidnapping and abduction of political opponents vi. Assemblage of war dogs for security and electoral violence. These modus operandi by transport unions and politicians have negatively impacted the conduct of free and fair elections in Nigeria. It has further discouraged the average citizen from exercising his/her civic duty/right due to fear of being caught in the antagonism of operandi. 5.7 Collaboration with Stakeholders to Mitigate Election Insecurity Theoretically, it can be said that transport unions should be regarded as relevant stakeholders whose participation and contributions to election security will be vital in the hope of realization of a successful election in Nigeria. The collaboration between transport unions and other stakeholders in mitigating election insecurity is based solely in the synergy and mutual understanding of the roles each stakeholder is expected to play. Through ensuring a smooth and seamless transportation of election materials and officials to polling centres, especially rural and remote areas with difficult terrain, transport unions have placed themselves at the top of the list of collaborating stakeholders. Although more is expected of them, and these include: a. Ensuring the delivery of election materials and equipment to polling centres, by providing INEC with buses and other modes for easy transportation, depending on the area involved. 88 The Role of Transport Unions in Election Security b. Providing easy flow of traffic(vehicular and pedestrians) at the polling stations and collation centres to ensure that polling, counting of ballots, collation and declaration of results are conducted without breach of peace. c. Complying with any lawful directive issued by or under the authority of INEC. d. Ensure the safety and security of all election materials by escorting and guarding the materials as appropriate. e. Accompanying the presiding officer to deliver the election results, ballot boxes and other election materials safely to the rural area/ward collation centres, through a seamless transportation mode. f. Provision of necessary infrastructure that will guarantee undisturbed movements of electoral materials and personnel. The collaborating stakeholders include: * Nigeria Police Force(NPF) * Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC) * Nigerian Navy(NN) * Nigerian Air Force(NAF) * Nigerian Army(NA) * National Youth Service Corps(NYSC) * National Intelligence Agency(NIA) * Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC) * National Union of Road Transport Workers(NURTW) and other Transport Unions * Boy Scouts * Girl Guides * Man O' War 89