Militarisation of the 2019 general elections and electoral integrity in Nigeria

Onuoha, Freedom C.; Okafor, Joachim Chukwuma; Ojewale, Oluwole; Okoro, Chigozirim

doi:10.1080/00358533.2020.1788764

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“…This depicts why Nigerian elections are undermined by incidences of violent electoral irregularities with their attendant loss of lives and property [42]. Elections held in this situation cannot be free and fair and will not wear the hallowed toga of credibility [43]. Ideally, elections are supposed to be a peaceful contest among political actors and their outcomes will either produce winners or losers.…”

Section: Interference In Inec Operations and Manipulation Of The Elec...mentioning

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Political Apathy in 2023 General Elections in Nigeria: A Case Study of Enugu State, Nigeria

Udenta,

Udenta

2024

IAA JSS

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This study examined political apathy and 2023 general elections in Nigeria using Enugu state as a case study.The study raised two specific questions which were: What are the various factors responsible for political apathy in the 2023 general election in Enugu state? How has government interference contributed to political apathy during the 2023 general elections in Enugu State? The study was anchored on the class analysis theory. Using ex-post facto design the study adopted thematic content analysis to examine political apathy and 2023 general elections in Enugu. The study therefore, concluded that there are various factors responsible for political apathy in the 2023 general election in Enugu state and government interference contributed to political apathy during the 2023 general elections in Enugu State. The researcher recommended that state governments should ensure to leave up to the promises of good governance made to the people. All factors that lead to political apathy must be checkmated. Enforceable legislations against election rigging, violence, thuggery, godfatherism and the like should be put into practice. Good governance will ensure, justice, fairness, equity and inclusion for all. All federal government agencies charged with voter education like National Orientation Agency (NOA), INEC, and Ministry of Information should sustain political education at all levels of the society. Political apathy is not the solution to electoral problems rather it endangers the electoral system more. Popular participation in elections will help reduce the influence of godfathers during elections thus creating room for the emergence of credible leaders through a credible election process. Keywords: Apathy; Political Apathy, Elections; Electoral Fraud and Violence

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Section: Interference In Inec Operations and Manipulation Of The Elec...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Political Apathy in 2023 General Elections in Nigeria: A Case Study of Enugu State, Nigeria

Udenta,

Udenta

2024

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“…In terms of policy, the APC and PDP are by and large "indistinguishable from each other" (Campbell, 2020, p. 110), meaning that divergent political attitudes between regime and opposition supporters exposed to our vignette treatments are less likely to stem from underlying ideological differences than from the political status conferred by these allegiances. While the incumbent is a former military general and proclaimed tough on electoral security violations (Onuoha et al, 2020), the opposition also made security a central campaign issue in 2019. 8 The electoral environment in 2019 was tense.…”

Section: The Nigerian Contextmentioning

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Violent Elections and Citizens’ Support for Democratic Constraints on the Executive: Evidence From Nigeria

Deglow

Fjelde

2023

Comparative Political Studies

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How do violent elections affect the willingness of citizens to defend democratic institutions? We argue that in the wake of violent elections, support for democratic constraints on the executive will diverge amongst ruling and opposition party supporters. To protect their position, ruling party supporters become more likely to endorse weakening constraints on executive power, even if it violates democratic principles. Opposition supporters, on the other hand, become more likely to reject democratic transgressions that de facto render them more vulnerable to political abuse. We examine these expectations using a vignette experiment embedded in a nationally representative 2019 post-election survey of 2400 Nigerians. Our findings suggest that incumbent supporters are overall more likely to endorse weaker constraints on the executive, but these attitudes are not reinforced by information about election violence. Opposition supporters, in contrast, become less likely to accept transgressions when informed about election violence.

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“…However, the party system in Nigeria has been changing periodically with every election from 1999 to 2022 based on party disunity among the political elites. Despite the political variations, thirty political parties contested the 2003 general elections across the country (Onuoha, 2003). The magnitude of the political party in 2003 outnumbered the 1999 party registration.…”

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Post-Third Wave Democratisation: A Study of Nigerian and Ghanaian Democratic Experience in the West African Sub-region

Saka

2023

AEGIS

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<p>This article explores the democratic experience in the West African Sub-region and it focuses on Ghana and Nigeria after the post-third wave democratisation. In a real sense, the post-third wave democratisation was a transition to democracy after 1991. The character brought down authoritarian regimes such as one-party systems, military regimes, and personalisation of power. The consequences led to the establishment of democratic governments in different political situations. The article argues that democratic experience dictates the non-feasibility of elections during the transition process as there are massive irregularities that marred the conduct of elections in different forms. This article contests the founding (first) elections that were conducted under the supervision of the military leaders. The outcome of the transition elections had raised an issue on the quality of future democracy. This include the socio-economic development that interfaces with dividends of democracy. Therefore, the post-third wave democratisation defines the new African politics. This implies that the two military leaders Jerry Rawlings (Ghana) and Abdulsalam Abubakar (Nigeria) intentionally handed over power to the military. This means that the countries that organised democracy based unethical practice could witness military intervention or otherwise civil war that may obstruct the new democracies.</p>

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Militarisation of the 2019 general elections and electoral integrity in Nigeria

Cited by 17 publications

References 6 publications

Political Apathy in 2023 General Elections in Nigeria: A Case Study of Enugu State, Nigeria

Political Apathy in 2023 General Elections in Nigeria: A Case Study of Enugu State, Nigeria

Violent Elections and Citizens’ Support for Democratic Constraints on the Executive: Evidence From Nigeria

Post-Third Wave Democratisation: A Study of Nigerian and Ghanaian Democratic Experience in the West African Sub-region

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