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Let us hope that nigeria s recent elections were not a lucky exception but. Map of the results of the nigerian presidential election, 2015. But what cannot be in doubt is the fact that the 2015 election was the most keenly contested since 1999 when nigeria returned to civil rule. Nigeria adopted a new legal framework for the 2011 elections following amendments to the electoral act and constitution in late 2010 and early 2011. Inec releases names of candidates for 2015 presidential election.

Nigerian politics and the 2015 election campaigns vanguard news. The 2015 general elections of the federal republic of nigeria were the fifty elections since the countrys return to democracy in 1999. Pvc card holders who vote in 2015 will decide the outcomes of the elections. The key to winning nigerias 2015 election voter turnout it is no accident that apc continues to shout the mantra get your pvc card. Comparative study of 2011 and 2015 presidential elections. Introduction between march and april 2015, nigerians went to the polls to cast their ballot in national and state elections.

Nigeria, general elections 2015 final report page 9 of 59 ii. Nigeria s 2015 election in perspective article pdf available in afrika spectrum. Causes of electoral violence in africa written by ngah. Final inec results of 2015 nigerian presidential election by state. Introduction the european union election observation mission eu eom was present in nigeria following an invitation from independent national electoral commission inec. Apr 01, 2015 muhammadu buhari wins nigeria s presidential poll, in the countrys first ever election victory by the opposition. Apr 14, 2015 experts discuss the post election outlook for the state of nigeria. Social media for election communication and monitoring in nigeria. Pdf an overview of 2015 general elections in nigeria. Finally, arising from the perceived apathy between the elect.

Agbu, osita 2015, unbridled election rigging and the use of technology. In nigeria, the political and socioeconomic settings as well as historical background of the country shaped the behaviour and voting pattern of the. Nigeria has a bicameral national assembly consisting of the senate with 109 seats and the house of representatives with 360 seats. Nigeria s free and fair elections are an inspiration for nascent democracies. The nigerian opposition leader, muhammadu buhari, has swept to victory in the countrys presidential election, a political earthquake that inflicted the first defeat on an incumbent in the.

The implication perspective frankcollins nnamdi okafor associate professor and head, department of political science, nnamdi azikiwe university, nigeria abstract following the outbursts of violence in previous elections in nigeria, fears have been. Current president goodluck jonathan will be strongly challenged by retired general muhammadu buhari, in what is set to be the. Final inec results of 2015 nigerian presidential election by. Political interference with the independent national electoral commission is unacceptable, and it is critical that the government not use security concerns as a pretext for impeding the democratic process. Pdf leadership question and the rhetoric of free and fair. Apr 01, 2015 april 1st, 2015 2015 nigerian presidential election official inec final results by state.

Domestic observers civil society, ngos and everyone else were determined that this time around, nigeria was going to have a free and fair election. The incumbent president, goodluck jonathan sought his second and final term. Nigeria has a multiparty system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful. The theoretical framework for the study is cultural relativism. Nigerians went to the polls on the 28th of march 2015 to elect the next president of the country. The emb is responsible for the conduct of a free and fair election, the political parties are. Limiting the violence nigeria s politics is sliding dangerously towards violence before, during and after the february 2015 elections. Wikimedia commons has media related to nigerian general election, 2015. While the election was adjudged to be free and fair, the. While well over half showed a fairly positive perception of democracy in nigeria, it is 21 percent below what respondents reported in ifes 2015 post election survey, indicating a significant decrease.

The real issues organized by the electoral institute, at the electoral institute complex, inec annex, opposite diplomatic zone, central. Mwangi kimenyi recaps this election, its significance, and what. The candidate of the all progressive congress, apc, major gen muhammadu buhari rtd emerged the winner of the election. Publication of the register of voters for the 2015 general elections pdf. The elections will be conducted by nigerias election management body, the independent national electoral commission inec.

Concerned about the massive electoral fraud witnessed in the past general elections in nigeria, inec deployment of the card reader in 2015 general elections was to ensure a credible, transparent, free and fair election in order to deepen nigeria. Similarly, the paper proposes solutions to some of the problems encountered in countries where evoting had been adopted. Nigerias election below the minimum democracy standard. The smart card reader as the joker in nigerias 2015 presidential election, paper presented at a twoday national conference on the 2015 general elections in nigeria. Here are the official results of the just concluded presidential election in nigeria. Free, fair, credible, election, issue, and challenge. Introduction elections were first organized and conducted in nigeria. February 2 a female suicide bomber attacks minutes after the president leaves an election rally in the city of gombe resulting in at least one death and 18 people injured. Electoral laws and monitoring of campaign financing during. Smart card reader and the 2015 general elections in nigeria. However, for elections to be termed democratic, it must be free and fair. However, the implication of nigeria s electoral history for the enthronement of a democratic order is yet to be exhaustively explored. In a statement on the 2015 nigerian general elections the freedom house 2015a congratulated nigerians for an election that.

The 2015 nigerian general elections nkwachukwu orji, 2015. Nigerias 2015 presidential election council on foreign. Thus, we worked not with individual ballots, but with vote counts and proportions. The paper discusses the regime change that accompanied the presidential vote, the. General elections were held in nigeria on 28 and 29 march 2015, the fifth quadrennial election to be held since the end of military rule in 1999. Nigerias election history has always been marred by various levels of violence at the pre, during and post election phases, with high consequences including deaths, displacement and destruction of livelihood as was witnessed in the 2011 general elections. Abstract the nigerian state is not alien to electoral violence which can be traced as far back as the pre independence elections. Current president goodluck jonathan will be strongly challenged by retired general muhammadu buhari, in what is set to be the most closely fought election. The elections were first scheduled to be held on 14 february 2015. Ecowas eom said that it met the criteria of being free and transparent despite pockets of incidents and logistical challenges. Pdf the attention of the global community will be on nigeria because it is another electioneering period. Final ndi report on nigeria s 2007 elections table of contents i. The 2015 general election in nigeria is generating a lot of interests within and outside the country.

Pdf as nigeria moves closer to its 2015 elections, there are concerns that the elections, like the previous ones, will be marred by violence. I think that the elections in nigeria will be ranked among the most observed elections. Introduction 6 the ndi election observation mission 6 the new government and the crisis of legitimacy 7 the nigerian elections in. Contestants in nigeria can go to any length to rig and win elections even if it means to break the states. Comparative study of 2011 and 2015 presidential elections in nigeria. Inec releases names of candidates for 2015 presidential. This is necessary especially against the backdrop of democratic rule in africa collapsing through disputes over elections. Inec postpones nigeria s elections to march 28 and april 11. The election commission declared that it was substantially ready and that preparations were sufficient to conduct free, fair and credible. Nigerias free and fair elections are an inspiration for. Summary of observations and recommendations 3 recommendations 4 ii. Nigeria s election below the minimum democracy standard. Introductionthe success or failure of democracy, rule of law, and ethnic and religious reconciliation in nigeria is a bellwether for the entire conti nigerias 2015 presidential election.

The high level of success of nigerias 2015 general elections was. The high level of success of nigerias 2015 general elections was unexpected, considering the difficult political and security environment in which the elections were conducted. However, with the annulment of the election which is considered as the most free and fair election in the history of nigeria s politics by the then military ruler, ibrahim babangida, violence erupted which led to destruction of lives and property and finally a coup that brought in sani abacha into power. Electoral violence and 2015 general elections in nigeria. Challenges and opportunities september 2011 background from the 1950s through to the 1970s, decolonization swept across africa. May 29, 2015 nigerias free and fair elections are an inspiration for nascent democracies. The importance, how to, effect causes relationship, comparison, history, role, solutions are discussed.

Against this background, this paper seeks to examine the 2015 election in nigeria and its impact on democratic consolidation. The key to winning nigerias 2015 election voter turnout. With only three months to the polls, mitigating bloodshed requires urgent improvements in security and electoral arrangements, as well as in political mindsets. Coeditor, the priority the 2015 presidential election in nigeria the. The 2015 presidential election in nigeria term paper. Read this essay on the 2015 presidential election in nigeria. Limiting the violence in this video, nnamdi obasi, crisis groups senior nigeria analyst, explains the risk of violence around the 2015 elections in nigeria, and points out the keypoint in crisis groups latest report, nigerias dangerous 2015 elections. It is official, inec has concluded the collation of the election results. Concerns about nigeria s ability to hold a peaceful general election in 2015 have characterised the work of governance, peace and security sector practitioners and.

We also must not forget the role played by the international community. Abstract this paper investigates comparative study of 2011 and 2015 presidential elections in nigeria with specific focus on the fourth republic, from the comparative analysis perspectives. Get free research paper on social media and 2015 presidential election in nigeria. Dorina bekoe, associate professor, conflict prevention, mitigation, and resolution, africa center for strategic. The high level of success of nigeria s 2015 general elections was unexpected, considering the difficult political and security environment in which the elections were conducted. Experts discuss the post election outlook for the state of nigeria. Nigeria s election history has always been marred by various levels of violence at the pre, during and post election phases, with high consequences including deaths, displacement and destruction of livelihood as was witnessed in the 2011 general elections.

Mar 26, 2015 africas most populous nation is heading to the polls on march 28th. Comparative study of 2011 and 2015 presidential elections in. Violence and coercion became a common means of changing. The recent 2016 post election crisis in gabon12 that left scores dead seems to shows that electoral violence is an intractable phenomenon on the. The unbridled quest for power by man in his ever unstoppable search for relation and advantage has. An analysis of the 2015 nigerian presidential election. Postponement of elections in nigeria february 7, 2015 u.

However, members of the peoples democratic party pdp had controlled the presidency since elections were resumed in 1999 until 2015 when muhammadu buhari won the presidential election. Understanding nigerias 2015 presidential election youtube. The united states is deeply disappointed by the decision to postpone nigerias presidential election, which had been scheduled for february 14. The president is elected by qualified plurality vote to serve a 4year term. Political behaviour determines electoral process and voting pattern in every democratic regime. Final inec results of 2015 nigerian presidential election. Jan 26, 2015 the key to winning nigerias 2015 election voter turnout it is no accident that apc continues to shout the mantra get your pvc card. Since nigeria s return to civil rule in 1999, general elections have been held in 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015. Mar 27, 2015 concerns about nigerias ability to hold a peaceful general election in 2015 have characterised the work of governance, peace and security sector practitioners and policymakers for some time now. In view of this, the thrust of this paper is a reflection on the tides of electoral violence and the attendant precipitating factors that make free and fair election pretty difficult in nigeria. The 2015 presidential election in nigeriathe fifth since 1999 when the military handed over power to elected civilianswill be the first time that the opposition will have a realistic chance of wresting power from the ruling peoples democratic party pdp. Nearly three quarters of nigerians also believe the 2015 elections were better than the 2011 elections in terms of both electoral integrity and level.

Figure 1 map of 2015 presidential election the breakdown of the 2015 election results show that buhari won in 21 states of the federation, while jonathan won in 15 states and the federal capital territory fct. Nigeria, africas most populous country and largest economy, is at a defining moment, a moment that has great implications beyond the democratic project and beyond the borders of my dear country. While it is generally acknowledged that there was a progressive degeneration in the outcome of elections from 1999 to 2007, local and international observers adjudged the 2011 elections as free. The 2015 nigerian general elections 85 okocha, chuks, and onyebuchi ezigbo 2015, presidency condemns burning of jonathans campaign bus, in. February 7 nigeria postpones its general election for six weeks to allow its armed forces to control parts of the country currently controlled by boko haram. This paper investigates comparative study of 2011 and 2015 presidential elections in nigeria with specific focuson the fourth republic, from the comparative analysis perspectives. However, the event contextualized the reported drop in perception of fairness to the electoral experiences of nigeria in 2015 and 2019. The debate on the issue of free and fair election has dominated public discourse by scholars and observers of nigerian politics due to controversial nature of election and democratic process in nigeria. Thus, through the use of comparative theoryunfolds the causes responsible for the opposition travail in the 2015 election in nigeria. Pdf leadership question and the rhetoric of free and. Come browse our large digital warehouse of free sample essays. The 2015 general elections was originally scheduled to hold 14 february, but was later postponed to 28 march presidential, senatorial and house of representatives and 11 april 2015 governorship and state house of assembly. It examines the fluid and volatile environment in which the election was conducted, the electoral strength of competing parties, and the character of the election campaigns. While freedom was greeted with euphoria in many places, it could not mask the deep political instability that often accompanied independence.