Appendix II iii. Politicians must not be allowed to determine postings and/or control of security personnel, iv. The question of remuneration and welfare is also key; regardless of who pays, and v. Allowances and compensations must be reasonable and timely in order to boost morale and prevent a tendency of security arrangements being taken over by vested political interests through monetary inducements. Election security personnel have been compromised before and the stakes in the 2015 elections are already very high. While timely deployment of security personnel with provisioning of all logistics is critical to a secure and credible election, a key issue remains whether there would be the will and commitment on the side of managers of security personnel and political leadership to make the difference. A happy development to the intricacies of deployment is the growing consciousness and willingness of the citizenry to monitor elections and ensure that their votes count. Even happier is the support of this initiative by INEC. While the idea of a security personnel deployment template is a most welcome one, INEC needs also to make clear the types of rewards meant for election personnel as well as the provision of a well-designed timetable for deployment and logistics. Eze Onyekpere had in chapter six(pages 87 to 101) dealt with the intricate issue of'Election Security Finance. While stupendous amount of financial resources is spent at elections by, especially the political class, an issue raised in this chapter is the adequacy or otherwise of funding for election security. Competition over the scarce resources of the state is a salient factor in whatever resources 126 Appendix II are to be allocated for election security. The rising tide of security challenges compounded by the sharp contest for political power would also mean that more resources are needed for effective management of security. Election security funding issues before, during and after elections are bound to be staggering and government must be seen to be reasonable in budgetary allocations in light of the sensibility of the issues involved. Actual releases of approved funds and the extent of the effective deployment or judicious use of same for guaranteeing security at elections are also pertinent questions. Observers are quick to draw attention to huge budgetary provisions to tackle general insecurity especially in the context of Boko Haram insurgency vis-à-vis the current precarious security situation in the country. Onyekpere called attention to the need to avoid'double' budgeting especially in the context of each security outfit trying to have its independent budget. Approved funds must also not be late in coming. While INEC must be commended for its determination to monitor the campaign expenditure of candidates and put it under check, the issue is that in the absence of adequate funds from government as well as the efficient use of same, politicians and moneybags are bound to take over and compromise the security personnel. In the past, and there is so far no sign that this would not be repeated, politicians have spent huge sums of money not just on campaigns but also aimed at compromising the work of election personnel, including security. Such illegal spending is done in secret and in so many inconceivable ways, in spite of the limits imposed on each candidate by law to spend during elections. Tracking of campaign finances in the past had not been easy by INEC even under the best of times. It is commendable that INEC, along with its domestic and 127