The European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES), Nigeria, has advised security agencies to display highest sense of professionalism in handling security matters in forthcoming general elections in the country.

Project Coordinator, ECES Nigeria, Mr Rudolf Elbling, gave the advice at a two-day training workshop on election security on Friday in Abuja.

He urged security personnel who would be deployed for the elections to act in accordance with rules and regulations guiding policing the exercises.

Elbling said that security agencies had critical roles to play in securing the electoral process, adding that such assignment had become more challenging in view of reported cases of security breaches in parts of the country.

“The issue of security is indeed very complex in a vast country like Nigeria where election personnel and materials have to be deployed across large expanse of land and sometimes, difficult terrain.

“It is my hope that this training will improve the skills and strengthen the commitment of security agencies to promptly respond to cases of security threats before, during and after the 2019 elections.

“Election, no doubt, is a sensitive and complex operation.

“It is, however, our expectation that the security forces will display the highest sense of professionalism in handling issues of election security and maintain a friendly and non-partisan disposition.

“This will inspire the confidence of the general populace in the electoral process,’’ he said.

Elbling said that provision of security for Nigerians during elections was important for transparent and credible exercise.

“Conducting hitch-free and credible election requires a peaceful environment devoid of threats to lives and properties.

“Election officials can only discharge their responsibilities of organizing elections, including deployment and retrieval of materials, in a secured environment.

“Voters also require a peaceful environment to be able to come out and vote during elections without fear of intimidation and harassment,’’ he stated.

The coordinator said that the training was held concurrently in the six geopolitical zones of the country.

He expressed optimism that the training would improve the conduct of the Police and other security forces in the conduct of credible election in Nigeria.
http://dailypost.ng/2019/01/26/2019-election-eu-sends-strong-warning-nigerias-security-agencies/
Lalasticlala

How can they when all of them attended Buhari's declaration?

How can they when 90% of service chiefs are from the North?

God save Nigeria in the coming weeks!

what will EU do?


why do this yeast people act like we are still colonized?


all the warnings, cameroom is still being governed by biya, abeg make una do una usual face value warning and shut up

Buhari and his dumb supporters are desperate, they're away he's going back to his village, that why they are trying any illegal means to thwart majority decision

Nairaland JEGA

Anambralstson:
Buhari is desperate, he is away he's going back to his village

Let those so called Cabals keep pushing the old senile stack illiterate to his downfall. If Buhari tries anything, he will receive the Gbagbo treatment.

madridguy:
Nairaland JEGA

Buhari is a supreme dullard. So sad the cabals are using the senile old man to rule Nigeria

A dullard giving genius sleepless night

PresidentAtiku:

Buhari is a supreme dullard. So sad the cabals are using the senile old man to rule Nigeria

You'll all be shocked at how professional the elections will be.

Zombies don't know that their lifeless dullard just scored an own goal.
My people says.
"when the gods want to kill a dog they first make him mad"

"a dog at its point of death hardly perceives smell of poo"

Buhari has basterdised our constitution, and he must face the consequences.

After that those evil cabals ruling this country by proxy must be fish out as well

So far, only Haters of Democracy, Rule of Law, Terrorist and their supporters are in support of APC's tyrannical govt coup againts the Judiciary.

Very good analysis

All these desperation from Bubu will not save him