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An Empirical Analysis of Electoral Violence in Nigeria Politics

An Empirical Analysis of Electoral Violence in Nigeria Politics

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PRELIMINARY PAGES


CHAPTER ONE

  • 1.0 Introduction 1
  • 1.1 Background of the study. 2
  • 1.2 Statement of the Problem 4
  • 1.3 Objective of the study 5
  • 1.4 Significance of the study 5
  • 1.5 Literature review 6
  • 1.6 Research hypothesis 17
  • 1.7 Scope and limitation of the study 17
  • 1.8 The definition of the key concept 18
  • 1.9 Research methodology 20
  • Reference 21

CHAPTER TWO

  • 2.0 An overview of electoral violence in the second republic 22
  • 2.1 Historical Antecedent 22
  • 2.2 Events that escalated violence in Nigeria politics 26
  • 1962 and 1963 population Census 26
  • 1964 Federal Elections 30
  • 1965 Western Nigerian parliamentary Elections 33
  • REFERENCES 37

CHAPTER THREE

  • 3.0 Research Design and Methodology 38
  • 3.1 Sources of Data 38
  • 3.2 The emergence of political parties 1978 − 1979 39
  • 3.3 Voting partern of 1979 election 43
  • 3.4 The Rigging of 1979 election 44
  • 3.5 The result of the election 48
  • REFERENCES 51

CHAPTER FOUR

  • 4.0 The Second republic and election an analysis 52
  • 4.1 Violence in 1979 Election 57
  • 4.2 Violence in 1983 election 60
  • 4.3 Functions and extent of independence of FEDECO 69
  • Reference 70

CHAPTER FIVE

  • 5.0 Summary of finding, Recommendation and Conclusion 74
  • 5.1 Summary of findings 74
  • 5.2 Recommendations 77
  • 5.3 Conclusion 79
  • Reference 80
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY 81



ABSTRACT

The Nigerian second Republic 1979 − 83 political system was base on the struggle for power among parties. This involves conflicts of interest and the actors are always eager to achieve their interest at the expense of others. Therefore, to achieve their respective ultimate aims they reports to bickering and violence.

Electoral violence in Nigerian politics can be regarded as a sort of response to frustrating circumstance. Elections in Nigeria area a contest of guts, blood shared and tears. The Federal Election of 1904 was base on the system of the winner take us all and the loser forfeits all, the nationally divisive and determined effects of a population census and the general institutionalized opposition of the government in power which is the origin of electoral violence in Nigerian politics. The 1979 political system officially adopted the presidential democracy modeled after the America type.

This politics of the second republic became characterized by thuggery, kidnapping, rigging, muddled elections etc. all resulting in an unprecedented violence. The first election of 1979 witnessed more conflicts. The second election, 1983 was almost a breakdown of law and order in most part of the country. And also the weakness of the FEDECO contributed to the failure of the 1983 elections.



An Empirical Analysis of Electoral Violence in Nigeria Politics


1.0 Introduction

Explanatory of violence − Violence is one social phenomenon that does not and never did assure even its perpetrators safety their lives and property. It is an ill wind that blows nobody and good.

Electoral violence in Nigerian politics has become very endemic. It seems that one hardly prepare for politicking in Nigeria, without making very adequate provision for violence. This is because politics involves conflicts of interest and the actors always eager to achieve their interest at the expanse of others. Therefore, is achieve their respective ultimate arms, they reports too bickering and violence.

Nigeria's adoption of parliamentary democracy at independence was by no means accidental. It was by design. For one thing, Britain Nigerian's colonial master, had been in the practice of parliamentary democracy at independence was by no means accidental. It was by design. For one thing, Britain, Nigeria's colonial master had been in the practice of parliamentary democracy for continues and even at independence, parliamentary democracy became one of the British colonial legates. What astonishes one is the inability of Nigerians to have embedded the rules of the game of politics such as tolerance, free and fair elections ability to accept election verdicts, ability to accept election verdicts and the willingness to quite political science if and when the electorate say no.

1.1 Background Of The Study

Since Nigeria's independence on October 1, 1960, Electoral violence has been a major feature of Nigeria politics and has been a subject of discussion both at private and public places students of political science and contemporary political scientists aluke have delude into the field of electoral violence of Nigerian politics.


CHAPTER TWO

2.0 Literature Review

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