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Ethnicity And Voting Pattern In Nigeria
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The Nigerian
presidential election that took place in the year 2015 was historic. For
the first time since the formation of the Fourth Republic of Nigeria,
in 1999, after another phase of military rule, Nigeria not only voted
out an incumbent president but the People's Democratic Party (PDP), a
party that have been described by most scholars as not simply a
political party but an institution in the country. While in principle,
there were other political parties in the political landscape, in fact,
14 political parties had candidates in the 2015 presidential race. Until
the historic 2015 presidential election, Nigeria relatively had a
one-party system. The election, however, in the face of political
fragmentation, growing economic inequality and an economic crisis,
deepening social inequality and security concerns posed by the terrorist
group named Boko Haram; the All Progressive Congress (APC) was able to
defeat the PDP, forever altering the political landscape in Nigeria.
Recent observation has shown that the 2015 presidential election may not
after all be determined by the socio-economic and political challenges
or follow the assumed position that Nigerian voters are motivated
primarily by monetary incentives in deciding who and what party to vote
for in any general elections. It may also be said that there are other
factors inherent in the presidential election that were rooted in
primordial sentiments, common ancestry, language and religion. The
nature of voting alongside ethnic identities in determining Nigeria's
electoral process and its political landscape since 1963 has made it
imperative to conduct this research to ascertain the voting pattern of
the 2015 presidential election. To this end, this work is an academic
attempt to unravel the impact of ethnicity on voting behaviour in
Nigeria, with emphasis on the 2015 presidential elections.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This research work was conducted to determine the influence of ethnicity on voting pattern in Nigeria with particular emphasis to the 2015 presidential election. To actualize the above, the researcher formulated three (3) research questions, and three (3) research hypotheses. An open ended structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Tables and simple percentages were used in answering of research questions while chi-square was used in testing of hypothesis. Based on data analyzed, the ... Continue reading---
