Electoral Violence and the Prospects of Peaceful 2019 General Elections in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAbubakar, Abdulrahman
dc.contributor.authorZekeri, Momoh
dc.contributor.authorHassan, Adijat Kuburat
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T12:17:20Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T12:17:20Z
dc.date.issued2020-06
dc.description.abstractIn an ideal situation, elections ought not to be characterized by conflicts and violence if the actors were genuinely seeking power for the common good. The increase in electoral violence at every turn of election in Nigeria has been alarming and has raised concern over the country's ability to conduct peaceful general elections devoid of electoral violence in 2019. This study seeks to identify the various drivers of electoral violence in Nigeria. Secondly, is to explore the prospects of conducting peaceful 2019 general elections owing to the increasing rate of electoral violence. This study is situated within the mixed method of research, drawing from both qualitative and quantitative design. The data for this study were drawn largely from secondary sources including books, journals, EU official publications, newspapers and other internet sources. The data were analysed using qualitative content analysis together with quantities tools such as graphs analysis. This study identified saliency of communal identities in politics and communal tensions, decline in trust and social capital among communities, culture of impunity, economic vulnerabilities, institutional and behavioural issues such as erosion of trust in the electoral justice system, and lack of internal democracy in political parties in Nigeria as drivers of electoral violence in past Nigeria's general elections. Moreover, this study further revealed achieving peaceful 2019 general elections in Nigeria will require the concerted efforts of all the election stakeholders in abiding by the rules of the game.
dc.identifier.issn2695ยท2300
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/12863
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJigawa Journal of Politics, Department of Political Sicence, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria.
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 3; No. 1
dc.subjectElectoral violence
dc.subjectPolitical parties
dc.subjectINEC
dc.subjectSecurity agencies
dc.subject2019 general elections
dc.subjectPeace
dc.titleElectoral Violence and the Prospects of Peaceful 2019 General Elections in Nigeria
dc.typeArticle

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