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Voters’ Behaviour And The 2015 General Election Process In Nigeria
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Since the inauguration of the fourth republic, a
pattern is already emerging which points to the fact that political
elites have not learnt much from the mistakes of the past. The various
crises plaguing the major parties and emerging ones and the various
inter-party crisis of the defections in the Nigeria, cross carpeting of
representatives and other elected officers in the country are vivid
instances of this tendency. This danger has resulted to the high level
of political abduction, harassment, arson, and assassinations,
withdrawal of credible and qualified professionals in the race. It is
against this background that this study seeks to investigate voters’
behaviour and the 2015 general election process in Nigeria.
1.3 Objectives of the Study
The
general objective of this study is to explore voters’ behaviour and the
2015 general election process in Nigeria. The specific objectives are:
i. To investigate ethnic loyalty and voters’ behaviour during the 2015 general election in Nigeria.
ii. To find out the influence of party affiliation on voter
behaviour and participation in the 2015 general election in Nigeria.
iii. To ascertain the relationship between electoral fraud and voter behaviour in the 2015 general election in Nigeria.
iv. To assess the effect of electoral malpractices on democratic consolidation in Nigeria.
v. To explore the factors that influenced the voting behavior of electorates during the 2015 general elections.
1.4 Research Questions
This study is guided by the following research questions:
i. How will ethnic loyalty influence voter’s behaviour?
ii. What is the relationship between party affiliation and voter’s behaviour?
iii. Could electoral fraud have affected voter behaviour in the 2015 general election in Nigeria?
iv. How is electoral malpractice affecting democratic consolidation in Nigeria?
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Nigeria is one of the most ethnicallyand religiously diverse country in Africa, and over time ethnic and religious considerationshave been built into the electoral system itself. These factors were overly observed in the 2015 general elections, Monitor (2015)reports that on a geo-political zone basis, the South-Southhad the greatest voter turnout with 59% closely followed bythe North-West with 54%. The South-West had the lowestturnout in the country with just 37%. This study investigated votersà ... Continue reading---
