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Corruption And Electoral Process: A Comparative Study Of The 2011 And 2015 Presidential Elections In Nigeria
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1.5 Significance of the Study
It is anticipated that the analytical, conceptual and theoretical
analysis will not just contribute to understanding of the dynamics of
electoral corruption and the survival of democracy in Nigeria, but will
articulate sound policy recommendations to foster democratic
consolidation in Nigeria.
In a whole, the outcomes of the
study will serve as a useful tool for students of the Benue State
University, who would want to carry out further research in this domain.
It would also be useful to scholars in political science. The study
would in fact be significant to policy makers and implementers at large,
as they will find the result and recommendations of the study very
useful to work with.
1.6 Scope of the Study
This study
covers corruption and electoral process: a comparative study of the
2011 and 2015 presidential election in Nigeria vis-Ã -vis electoral
corruption, electoral rigging, the electoral process and the challenges
of free and faire election in Nigerian Fourth Republic. Moreover the
study is limited in scope to Makurdi Local Government Area (LGA) of
Benue State where sample will be drawn for the purpose of making
generalization.
1.7 Limitations of the Study
The
researchers faces series of challenges while conducting this research
study of which was lack of adequate fund, this points to the fact that
the researchers are not yet earning money but rather depend on family
supports. Moreover, the study would have been more extensive if more
local government areas were included in the study. This was due to
limited financial resources and lack of time.
On the whole,
academic stress added to the problems but the researcher made the best
efforts in optimizing the available resources and information without
allowing the limitations to make the researcher lose sight of the
objective of the study. In essence, these limitations do not impinge on
the validity of this research study.
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