Comparative Study of 2011 and 2015 Presidential Elections in Nigeria

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 Thus through the use of comparative theory unfolds the causes responsible for the opposition travail in the 2015 election in Nigeria By the use of the comparative analysis we try to know what is common and find out the causes and consequences for the victory and the losses This research also presents statistical data analysis of the both elections for comparison It was undertaking to ascertain the nature and character of the 2011 and 2015 election This article therefore recommends that in order for the electoral system to be free and fair there is need for government to place priority on education through free and compulsory education Avoid inflammatory rhetoric publicly denounce violence pledge to respect rules in particular the Code of Conduct for Political Parties and pursue grievances through lawful channels it also indicate that the sovereign power belongs to the people The era of political parties taking people for granted is gone Nigerians are very conscious of their rights they know with their votes is they can install or remove government that failed to perfor

Party ideology and governorship performance in Nigeria: A study of Kwara State 2003-2018

The contemporary debates on party ideology and good governance are deeply stirred by the noteworthy of political processes that have taken position in Africa. Political ideology is a significant medium of a political party. Political Parties does not act in a vacuum but it is mostly prejudiced by party member’s views. In countries like Nigeria, after years of political sovereignty, the challenges of good governance has eroded Nigeria dividend of democracy as a result of lack of party ideology been portray by her political parties. The paper focuses on necessities to improve party ideology in other to fabricate good governance. Ex-post fact research design was used for this study. Stratified random sampling was used to divide Kwara into three senatorial district which include; Kwara Central (KC), Kwara South (KS), and Kwara North (KN). The study concluded and recommended that party Political parties must evolve political ideologies and their activities must be guided by the ideologies they so represent. Party ideology should be established and be a guiding rule of the conduct for all political party members across the states in Nigeria