Other security agencies should investigate and sanction personnel involved in electoral misconduct or intimidation
Not Implemented
No evidence of implementation yet.
OR
Where applicable, a bill may
have been introduced/introduced and failed/passed/assented to by the
President but no evidence of implementation yet.
2023 General Elections; 2024 Edo & Ondo Gov election
HARMONISED RECOMMENDATIONS TRACKER
The Inspector-General of Police should review the conduct of police officers during the 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections and discipline officers found complicit in violations
Not Implemented
No evidence of implementation yet.
OR
Where applicable, a bill may
have been introduced/introduced and failed/passed/assented to by the
President but no evidence of implementation yet.
2023 General Elections
HARMONISED RECOMMENDATIONS TRACKER
Security Agencies should enhance ICCES coordination, early warning systems and security deployment planning
Partially Implemented
Some elements of the recommendation have been implemented, but not fully. Work may have stopped.
2023 General Elections
HARMONISED RECOMMENDATIONS TRACKER
Security Agencies should strengthen personnel neutrality, professionalism and human-rights-based policing during elections
In Progress
Conversation may have begun for its implementation or implementation has started and is ongoing.
OR
Where applicable, a Bill may have been introduced/passed/assented to by the President.
2023 General Elections; 2024 Edo & Ondo Gov election; 2025 Anambra Gov election;
HARMONISED RECOMMENDATIONS TRACKER
Maintain publicly available contact details for security officers to allow concerns about misconduct to be reported and addressed.
In Progress
Edo State 2023 Governorship Election
Low(1)
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
Deploy security forces at polling stations and collation centers to ensure election security without bias.
In Progress
Edo State 2023 Governorship Election
Low(1)
Security Agencies (Police/Civil Defence - NSCDC/Military)
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
Advocate for security presence at collation centers to prevent undue influence on results.
In Progress
Edo State 2023 Governorship Election
Low(1)
Political Parties
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
Support measures that ensure the neutrality of security forces during elections to prevent intimidation or interference.
Not Applicable
Edo State 2023 Governorship Election
Low(1)
Political Parties
Situation Room
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
Security agencies should focus on building trust with local communities to enhance collaboration and ensure peaceful elections.
In Progress
Ondo State 2023 Governorship Election
Low(1)
Security Agencies (Police/Civil Defence - NSCDC/Military)
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
Security personnel should undergo more comprehensive training on their roles in ensuring electoral laws are followed.
In Progress
Ondo State 2023 Governorship Election
Low(1)
Security Agencies (Police/Civil Defence - NSCDC/Military)
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
Security agents must be more proactive in preventing electoral malpractices, particularly vote trading.
In Progress
Ondo State 2023 Governorship Election
Low(1)
Security Agencies (Police/Civil Defence - NSCDC/Military)
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
Work closely with the Police Service Commission to monitor the conduct of security personnel during the election.
In Progress
2025 Anambra Off-cycle Elections
Low(1)
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)
Situation Room
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
Work in synergy with INEC to ensure adequate and even deployment of security personnel across polling units and other electoral sites, as well as between urban and rural areas.
In Progress
2025 Anambra Off-cycle Elections
Very High(4)
Low(1)
Security Agencies (Police/Civil Defence - NSCDC/Military)
Situation Room
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
Strengthen inter-agency cooperation and provide election security in a non-partisan and wholesome manner.
In Progress
2025 Anambra Off-cycle Elections
Low(1)
Security Agencies (Police/Civil Defence - NSCDC/Military)
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
Incorporate within the security arrangement for the Anambra State governorship election, the need to block the inflow of armed non-state actors from neighbouring states and to curb the activi
In Progress
2025 Anambra Off-cycle Elections
Low(1)
Security Agencies (Police/Civil Defence - NSCDC/Military)
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
Improve security arrangements by identifying and sanctioning individuals and groups using inflammatory rhetoric, inciting violence, or plotting to perpetrate it.
In Progress
2025 Anambra Off-cycle Elections
Low(1)
Security Agencies (Police/Civil Defence - NSCDC/Military)
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
Facilitate high-level peace dialogue that would bring together prominent citizens of the State across the three Senatorial Districts to promote a shared understanding of the need for peaceful
In Progress
2025 Anambra Off-cycle Elections
Low(1)
INEC
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
Hold confidence-building dialogues and engagements with different sections of the public in Anambra State to promote openness and transparency of the electoral process.
In Progress
2025 Anambra Off-cycle Elections
Low(1)
INEC
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
The government at all levels should build a sustainable, year-round security architecture that addresses root causes of insecurity and protects elections without excessive, resource-deploymen
In Progress
2025 Anambra Off-cycle Elections
Low(1)
Security Agencies (Police/Civil Defence - NSCDC/Military)
CDD
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
Authorities should critically review the escalating deployment of security personnel in off-cycle elections, particularly in light of personnel welfare concerns.
In Progress
2025 Anambra Off-cycle Elections
Low(1)
Security Agencies (Police/Civil Defence - NSCDC/Military)
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
