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journal of african elections vol11 number 1 transparent democratic governance in africa

Security Arrangements for the 2011 Elections

This article reviews the security arrangements that undergirded the relative peace and order that characterised the 2011 general elections. It explores the security guarantees for the various phases of the election and argues that the elaborate security arrangements not only ensured relative peace but contributed to the credibility of the elections. It argues, further, that […]

journal of african elections vol10 number 2 transparent democratic governance in africa

The 2011 Nigerian Elections: An Empirical Review

Nigeria held presidential and parliamentary elections in April 2011, the fourth since the return to democracy in 1999. While both domestic and international observers judged the elections to be free, fair and transparent it must be stated that there is more work to be done by Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in order to […]