EFFECTS OF ELECTORAL VIOLENCE ON DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION IN NIGERIA WITH SPECIFIC FOCUS ON 2011, 2015 AND 2019 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN NIGERIA
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2023-06-10
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Lapai International Journal of Security & Sustainable Development
Abstract
The place of free, fair and credible election in the sustenance of democracy most importantly in a democratic society cannot be overemphasized. This is because, it not only offers a government a unique opportunity for legitimacy, but also serves as a transitory process in stable democracies. The main objective of the study is to examine the effects of electoral violence on democratic consolidation in Nigeria with specific focus on 2011, 2015 and 2019 general elections in Nigeria, The Frustration Aggression theory will be adopted, the study adopted a descriptive survey design, and a self-structured questionnaire was developed to gather data from 78 respondents. The study's findings indicated that; the respondents agreed that all variables selected in the study are causal factors of electoral violence in Nigeria. It is also found that electoral violence does have bad implications on democratic consolidation. The suggested ways to prevent electoral violence and consolidate democracy in Nigeria are the bill for the establishment of Electoral Offences Commission should be passed without delay. Nigeria must improve on its existing security apparatuses in order to combat the dynamic and sophisticated 21st century security among others.