Preparatory to the 2011 general elections in Nigeria, there already exists public (mass)
apathy and cynicism in town. The attitude however suggests that, as usual, the elections will …

1Department of Political Science Madonna University, Okija, Nigeria. 2Department of
Political ScienceMadonna University, Okija, Nigeria. abstract: Democracy appears to be the …

The paper unfolds the dysfunctional operation of political parties in the Nigerian Fourth
Republic as regard the performance of such functions as elite recruitment, political …

In human society, politics is seen as every day game, individuals or group struggle to
dominate over the activities of life. This is why the great Greek philosopher Aristotle saw man …

Democracy provides the opportunities for the people to freely exercise their voting rights in
the selection of representatives who govern them. Democracy depends on parties to survive …

Abstract Publication date: 22 December 2020 Source: International Letters of Social and
Humanistic Sciences Vol. 89 Author: Dhikru Adewale Yagboyaju, Antonia Taiye Simbine …

Nigerian democratic process has endured a cheaqured history is irrefutable, as research
has shown, Nigerian political and electoral process is characterized by banditry, rigging …

It has always been the practice in Nigeria's unstable party democracy for people to defect to
other parties with the intention to secure nominations from the party, and for a good number …

Election as one of the most essential ingredients of democracy, its conduct has remained a
challenge to democratic governance not only in Nigeria but also almost all over the world …

This paper examines the place of elections, particularly the institutions and administration
elections in the democratic transition process in Nigeria in the fourth republic. This is done in …