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

The Legal and Constitutional Framework of the 2011 Elections in Nigeria

The electoral topography of the Nigerian postcolonial state reveals that contests for the control of power degenerate more often than not into elite driven violence that undermines the nation-building and democratic projects. In interrogating the legal and constitutional context and the outcome of the 2011 election in Nigeria this paper draws on Foucault’s notion of […]

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

Federalism, Power Sharing and the 2011 Presidential Election in Nigeria

Power sharing has become a prominent feature of post-election conflict management practice in Africa in recent times. A study of the Nigerian experience provides useful lessons about the theory and practice of power sharing in a divided society with a federal system. Nigeria instituted the ‘zoning with rotation’ principle to shore up the affirmative action/federal […]