Awotunde, Taiye A.Abubakar, AbdulrahmanOriloye, Gabriel L.2024-04-242024-04-242021-122756-5149https://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/12864All over the world, democracy and by extension, election has served as a peaceful means of changing leaders. This is unlike military rule which has long been regarded as aberration. In Nigeria, the elective principle was introduced in 1923 by the Clifford's Constitution. Post-independence elections have resulted to crisis, for instance the 1964 general election crisis. Subsequent elections too have not been devoid of violence. However, there was a remarkable reduction with regard to the 2011, 2015 and 2019 general elections. The paper examined the way and manner the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) managed the 2015 and 2019 general elections from a comparative perspective. The paper observed that there exist remarkable differences and similarities in INEC's management of the 2015 and 20 19 general elections. The study utilised the rational choice theory as theoretical framework. The methodology adopted was qualitative and the study made use of secondary sources of data like textbooks, magazines, newspapers and on-line materials. The study found out that there were remarkable similarities and differences between the 2015 and 2019 general elections. The study recommends more political enlightenment for the electorates. It also recommends that the federal government should provide adequate logistics during elections, in order to have credible elections.enElection managementdemocracyviolencerational choiceArticle