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- Title
Exploring Inconclusive 2019 Governorship Elections in Six States of Nigeria.
- Authors
Wali, Ahmad Muhammad; Sani, Ibrahim
- Abstract
The paper explores the rise of the phenomenon of 'inconclusive' elections in the Nigerian federation. The rising intellectual debate seeking analytical determinants of election integrity from an organisational perspective shows that 'inconclusive election' is not new. The recurrences of the phenomenon in Nigeria since the 2011 General Elections appeared linked to specific administrative reforms undertaken between 2010 and 2015. This paper indicated that inconclusive elections in Nigeria seemed connected to the attempt by politicians to deceive and disenfranchise voters using violent tactics. It showed a correlation between INEC's persistent efforts to curtail outright rigging and the continuing struggle by politicians to unleash violence and other kinds of electoral manipulations at collation centres to prevent an accurate tally of votes scored by each contestant. It concludes that outright rigging to achieve a landslide is becoming difficult, especially regarding winning elections.
- Subjects
NIGERIA. Independent National Electoral Commission; ELECTIONS; NIGERIAN politics &; government, 2007-; CORRUPT practices in elections; DEMOCRACY
- Publication
African Journal of Democracy & Election Research (AJDER), 2021, Vol 1, Issue 1, p97
- ISSN
2752-6011
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.31920/2752-602X/2021/v1n1a5