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Nigerian Elections Since 1999: What Does Democracy Mean?

The Nigerian elections of April 2007 were neither credible nor well managed. The prospects of ‘free and fair’ elections determining the leaders of Nigeria in the future are also poor. Nonetheless, elections are a secure and consequential feature of the country’s governance structure. This article analyses the institutionalised aspects of Nigeria’s government, economy and society […]

Godfather and the 2007 Nigerian General Elections

The paper is a critical analysis of the role of the ‘godfathers’ in the 2007 Nigerian general elections from the perspective of the elitist concept of politics, with emphasis on its manifestation, implications and possible solutions. The main argument of the paper is that the unprecedented influence of the ‘godfathers’ on the 2007 elections may […]