THE RELEVANCE OF THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC) TO THE ENHANCEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE NIGERIA ELECTORAL SYSTEM AND CONSOLIDATION OF NIGERIAN DEMOCRACY
Abstract
The Relevance of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to the Enhancement and Sustainability of the Nigeria Electoral System and Consolidation of Nigerian Democracy. Nigerian is the most populous country in Africa and the sixth in the world. It is also one of the most densely populated countries in Africa, with approximately 218.5 million people in an are
Nigeria’s political history was bedeviled with obstacles and struggles. Nigeria’s political history has been bedeviled with obstacles and struggles. Though, the country’s case was not a good example of countries where the struggle for the entrenchment of the franchise was intense and bloody as witnessed in Europe, some part a of 923,768 km2 (356,669 sq mi). Its early political history was characterized by different political and cultural challenges. Therefore in the quest for democratization, there is a serious need for electoral reform and re-structuring as a cardinal point for the quest or fulfillment of democratic consolidations. Hence if the story of democratic failure in Nigeria can be converted to history, then elections need to be properly planned, managed and administered.
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