NIGERIA'S ELECTIONS: AN ENTERPRISE AND A FALLACY
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2022-01
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International Journal of Advanced Academic Research
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The enormous sums of money involved in some political races make it impossible for those
without access to large sums of money to compete on the same level as those who are
completely subsidized. Nigeria's elections may allude to a fallacy based on the assumption
that it has always been a huge business. Political parties spend a lot of money on exposure,
coordination, and even vote-buying; favours and blessings are given, and political help is
given in kind, making Nigeria's political decision a "cash and carry" issue. The elite political
conduct determines the essence and destiny of national politics. This could be because
politics in Nigeria is constructed as a 'winner takes all' game rather than nation-building.
Ideology is an important feature of politics, not only because it provides a theoretical
foundation for a general view of cultures, but also because it serves as an extraordinary tool
for arbitration, self-identification, universal mobilization, and legitimacy. As a result, it may
be correct to assert that a political party's ideological stance should be the first and most
important instrument in an ideal situation. In Nigeria, ethnicity and faith have been divisive
and largely unhelpful in the pursuit of democratic consolidation. As a result, the goal of this
research is to look into Nigerian elections as both an enterprise and a fallacy. Through the
use of secondary data collection techniques, this study answers the following questions: Is
there a link between elections and political ideology? Is Nigeria's electoral process a
success? This approach will be founded on a substantial body of elite theory-related
literature and empirical applications that seek to characterize and explain power dynamics in
contemporary society.
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Elections, Political elite, Political ideology, Political party, Democracy, Elitism, Political Finance, Money politics