Posts by The Election Network
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The Business Of Vote-Buying In Nigeria
In this month’s review, we dive into the seemingly lucrative business of vote-buying during elections in Nigeria. Read the full review, here: Need more insight into Nigeria’s election processes? Read the January review.
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The Problem With Nigeria’s Collation Process
In this month’s review, we examine the issues with the methods Nigeria adopts in collating election results. Need more insight into Nigeria’s election processes? Read the June review.
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Security and Elections in Nigeria
Security and elections in Nigeria present an interesting study. It is not uncommon to find armed military personnel on the streets or on federal highways doing the work of the Police in the country. During elections in the country, these numbers double. Every one of the 119,973 polling booths in the country is usually overrun […]
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Off-Cycle Elections in Nigeria
Elections in Nigeria are currently the second most expensive elections in the world, after India. The plethora of existing off-cycle and by-elections are causing the already high election costs to surge. We explore this issue in the May Edition of our monthly review. How did Nigeria get here? Why does this matter?
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Nigeria: Much Ado About Electronic Voting
The electoral body in Nigeria, INEC, is set to make manual voting a thing of the past. This March 2020 edition of our monthly briefing “In Nigeria” offers a comprehensive take on Nigeria’s attempts to transition to electronic voting. Highlights of the report include: The current situation in Nigeria Lessons from Namibia What Nigeria stands to […]
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Party and Electoral Financing in Nigeria
Money drives politics, elections and democracies around the world. It also determines who gets to participate in electoral politics or who remains. In Nigeria, we see how this comes to play in the political landscape and much more during election seasons. The problem is not that money is being spent on campaigns, but that they […]
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Policy Brief: Review of Nigeria’s 2019 General Elections
On February 23, 2019, presidential and parliamentary elections held in Nigeria where incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari won in a 56% to 41% score against his main opposition, former vice president Atiku Abubakar. Two weeks later, on 9 March, Gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly had their elections. The elections were generally marked by several irregularities […]