Brief 6 : electoral reforms and the credibility of elections in Nigeria; 2015 and beyond
| dc.contributor.author | Orievulu, Kingsley Stephen | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-11-20T19:08:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-11-20T19:08:05Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2013 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This policy brief seeks to make a case for the implementation of three additional recommendations made by the Justice Mohammed Uwais Electoral Reform Committee. This is against the backdrop of Nigeria’s electoral history, which is largely notorious for lacking credibility especially in the wake of the fourth republic. Currently reforms are being explored and implemented under the Jonathan administration to bring credibility back to the electoral process and in the same light consolidate the democratic structure of the state. A major milestone was recorded during the last (April 2011) elections, heralded by the appointment of Professor Attahiru Jega’s approach to managing the process, where the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) lost its stranglehold of parliament, the senate, and the House of Representatives for the first time since 1999. This was a new state of affairs in Nigeria’s political story.38 While these milestones must be cherished, the fact that irregularities such as incidents of ballot stuffing, vote buying and other forms of election rigging were recorded implies that more needs to be done to guard against going back to the status quo ante. This brief suggests the incorporation of three other aspects of Justice Uwais’ report to build upon the systematic framework it proffers for the electoral reform process. These include capacity building among the electorate; sustaining the independence of the Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs), especially the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC); and creating a framework to disable the zero-sum nature of politics in Nigeria. These reforms are urgent considering the oncoming 2015 elections and the future of Nigerian democracy. | en |
| dc.format | Text | en |
| dc.format.extent | 1 digital file (p. 55-62) | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | Application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Orievulu, K.S. (2013). Brief 6 : Electoral Reforms and the Credibility of Elections in Nigeria: 2015 and beyond. UPEACE Africa Policy Series, 1(1): 55-62. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10625/53307 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University for Peace Africa Programme, Addis Ababa, ET | en |
| dc.subject | NIGERIA | en |
| dc.subject | DEMOCRACY | en |
| dc.subject | ELECTORAL ISSUES | en |
| dc.subject | ELECTORAL PROCESS | en |
| dc.subject | POLITICAL PARTICIPATION | en |
| dc.subject | POLITICAL PARTIES | en |
| dc.subject | VOTER REGISTRATION | en |
| dc.subject | POLITICAL VIOLENCE | en |
| dc.subject | ELECTION RESULTS | en |
| dc.title | Brief 6 : electoral reforms and the credibility of elections in Nigeria; 2015 and beyond | en |
| dc.type | Policy Brief | en |
| idrc.copyright.holder | University for Peace. Africa Programme | |
| idrc.dspace.access | IDRC Only | en |
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| idrc.project.componentnumber | 106727001 | |
| idrc.project.number | 106727 | |
| idrc.project.title | Strengthening Research Capacity for Governance and Security in sub Saharan Africa (F&A) | en |
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