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Item Election, Technology and Voter Turnout Nigeria's Fourth Republic: A Study of 2015 Kwara Gubernatorial Election(Journal of Management and Social Sciences, 2018-05) Isiaq, Atanda Abdulwaheed; Ambali, Abdulrauf; Olayinka, Isiaka AkeemIn the recent time, the introduction of technology into the management of electoral process has become has become a popular practice among democratic countries, especially in Africa. This cannot be disconnected from the argument that technology helps not only in delivering free, fair and credible elections but also that it serves as a means to increase voter turnout. Nigeria's election management body, the Independent National Electoral Commission, introduced Smart Card Readers (SCRs) and Permanent Voters Card (PVCs) during the 2015 elections with the aim of enhancing both the integrity and legitimacy of the elections. Despite this, official report from INEC showed that only 38% of registered voters cast their vote in the 2015 Kwara state gubernatorial election, a figure that represents the lowest in the history of governorship election in the state since democratic rebirth in 1999. This paper investigates the impact of technology on voter behaviour during the 2015 general election. Adopting descriptive research design and mixed method of data collection, the paper finds that there is significant between the introduction of technology and voter turnout during the election.Item Inter-tier power relations in Kwara State: An overview with Ilorin West, Moro and Oyun Local Government.(Published by Department of Public Administration, University of Ilorin, Ilorin., 2017) Alabi, Abdullahi; Ambali, Abdulrauf; Ameen, AbdullateefLocal government is the third tiers of governments that are saddled with responsibility to cater for the inhabitants of the grass root and to promote this, the constitution recognizes the inter-tier relations among the organs of governments but yet the poor performances of the local government still persist. To achieve quality service delivery, this study examined the relationship between the state and local governments on health care series delivery. This study realized that the power relation affects the local government performance as a result of inability of the constitution to state clearly the political power of the local governments to act as independent organization. The study adopted qualitative and quantitative methods of analyzing the data collected in respect of the power relations between Kwara State and local governments on health services delivery. The study recommended that the autonomy should be given to the local governments to act independently.Item Legislative turnover and lawmaking effectiveness in Kogi State House of Assembly, 1999-2015(Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ilorin, 2017) Murana, Asimiyu; Ambali, Abdulrauf; Bakare, Adebola RafiuLegislative turnover and lawmaking effectiveness in Kogi State House of Assembly, 1999-2015