But Ekiti State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Alhaji Halilu Pai, said INEC had no plan to tamper with the guidelines and time table already set for 2015 elections.

Pai also said deployment of security agents before, during and after elections was normal as it was aimed at saving lives and property.

He urged NASS to expedite action on the passage of the on-going amendments of the electoral act.

He warned that those without the permanent cards would not be allowed to vote.

The issue of military deployment, however, in Nasarawa State, was welcomed as the APC and the state chapter of PDP expressed support for the idea.

According to Usman Mohammed, state Legal Adviser of the APC, the security of lives was paramount in view of the insecurity in the country.

“We all know that in recent time, insurgents target places where people congregate and in order not to give them opportunity, the military had to be on hand to protect the lives of both the electorate and electoral officials,” Mohammed said.

He, however, said the military should only be deployed to troubled spots and volatile areas.

Similarly, Mr. Yunana Iliya, state Chairman of PDP, lauded the proposal.

Iliya said with the level of fear in the country, the people needed to be assured of their security, to perform their civic responsibility.

In Kano, the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Alhaji Abdullahi Danyaya, said prosecution of election offenders was not part of INEC’s responsibilities but the security agencies.