Nigeria is one of the African countries that is responding to Western pressures to make its states acquire a liberal and democratic culture. Over the years, Nigeria has practiced what can be described as fraudulent democracy. This democracy has been characterized by obnoxious acts such as indiscriminately using money and by very powerful and influential members of the elite class, popularly called ‚political godfathers,’ imposing political leaders on the people. This situation has already become
Nigeria has been a democracy since 1999 when the military handed over government power to elected officials. Since then, the countries electoral system has experienced many upsets and downfalls. This transition has been anything but smooth with large amounts of corruption within the country 's political and socio-economic system. Due to the ineffectiveness of governance, it has been extremely difficult for Nigeria to effectively democratize. In order to improve Nigeria’s corrupt electoral system
the election, results will come out on time. Engr. Akem said: He was optimistic that if e-voting process piloted under the administration of Dr Chris Nwannenna as NCS President is adopted, politicians will be helpless at certain level to rig elections. “ We need NCS partnership to achieve a workable e-voting system. In terms of local content, NCS is involved in the data base of the electoral process”. 1.5 CHALLENGES OF E-VOTING SYSTEM a) Machine failures b) Vote flipping c) Possibility of inaccurate
obvious corruption and fraud involved in the presidential elections over the last few years in Russia, Iran, and Nigeria expose the reality of the situations. In examining the election processes of these three countries, one can clearly see that the electoral body is not independent of the party in power. The poor electoral processes have snowballed into a legitimacy crisis in Nigeria and full-fledged riots in Russia and Iran; though the authorities were able to repress these public demonstrations
Throughout the last 10 years, Nigeria and Kenya have been partly free. Corruption is the greatest indicator among both for the lack of democracy. In Nigeria, corruption stems from the problem with oil, it leads to political violence, repression and unchecked government power. In Kenya, corruption arises from economic interests, causing political instability and hindering development. In addition to that, both experience electoral corruption. Conversely, civil societies active participation in the
University The Adventure to Democracy In the midst of the prevalence of democratic transitions, a number of developing countries are seeking to achieve the successful consolidation of civil order in modern days. Among those participants, Mexico and Nigeria has been spotlighted for the completely contrastive endings at the end of their long-adventures towards democratization since their independence; Mexico, from its independence, has maintained the political stability despite the authoritarian single-party
Military Regime: A military regime is a form of government wherein political power resides with the armed forces (McGuigan, 2003). The military is the power-holding group that centralizes political and legal authority (Clapham and Philip, 1985). Military regimes, however, cannot simply be classified as governments dominated by the military, because they are seldom purely military in composition. Civilian bureaucrats and politicians generally play a role in the government, but the military always
is prevalent in the Niger delta region of Nigeria; public officers in this oil producing state of Nigeria are corrupt. Consequently, it has defied the Niger delta from developing politically and economically which has left the states reputation in a mess. Radicalization of youths, abject poverty and -political instability are the three leading effects of corruption in the Niger delta region of Nigeria. Corruption in the Niger delta region of Nigeria has led to
ASSESSING THE ROLE OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN GHANA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC 1. Introduction Elections are a prominent feature of modern politics, an essential element of consolidated democracy. Elections function as the democratic tool that allow for peaceful transfer of governance within political systems as well as a tool for holding political elites accountable to their publics. Elections also give the citizens of a country the opportunity to exert an influence over the
In recent years, media has gone from being used for social, political and regime changes to influencing the world and its electoral process at a global level. Due to the better connectivity of electricity and the reduced cost of internet & smart phones, citizens can connect with not only their friends and family but the world too. This leads to quite a big change in the way relations are formed and maintained (Lewis, 2014 as cited in Madar, 2017). Online media such as twitter, facebook, youtube,