Okwe Obi, Abuja 
Civil Society Organisation, YIAGA Africa has decried the deployment of military personnel to monitor elections across the country, which it said has orchestrated the disruption and intimidation electoral personnel.
The Chairman, Watching the Vote Working Group, Dr Hussaini Abdu, while addressing journalists yesterday in Abuja as part of its election mid-Day report, calls on security agencies especially the military
to refrain from further disruption of elections in some states especially Rivers State.
His words: ” YIAGA AFRICA condemns the role played by the military in disruption of elections and intimidation of voters and electoral personnel in some states.
“We call on security agencies especially the military to refrain from further disruption of elections in some states especially Rivers State.
“We call on the President Buhari to call the military to order and ensure accountability for erring military officers,” he said.
Abdu also enjoined the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to strictly comply with the electoral guidelines by allowing accredited observers access to collation centres.
“The results collations centres should be accessible to accredited observers, media and party agents. INEC should respond to reports of substitution of trained collation officers mid-way to elections in some states like Plateau and Imo.
“Collation officers should abide by the guidelines and regulations on management of margin of lead principle. Results should not be declared and
winner returned where the total number of registered voters in cancelled polling units will affect the margin of lead between candidates.
“This is in consonance with Section 26 and 53 of the 2010 Electoral Act as amended,” he maintained.