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Electoral Malpractices; It's Impact On Good Governance In Nigeria
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1.6 METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY
This
study is basically descriptive as result. It will rely on information
drawn from secondary source the material used in this research was
carefully collected from the following personal interview, textbooks,
journals, newspapers seminar papers, lecture note and other documenting
materials as well as Internet.
1.7 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
There
are several theories and approaches in Political Science that could
deployed to analysis the role play by Electoral malpractice
institutional theory is this focuses applied in this research work on
the various governmental institution, describing their structures,
organisation, duties and expected functions with little attention paid
to the institutional characteristics of governmental policies
(Abdulsalami). The assumption in the theory is that public policy is
often initiated formed, decided and implemented by government
institutions and that institution analysis concentrating on structures,
arrangements, procedures and relationship with other institution can
help in understanding policy formulation and implementation.
In
Nigeria using this theory, the focus policy analysis at the National
level will be the Executive (the president and the executive council)
the legislative body (Senate and House of Representatives) and the
judiciary (courts). Thus, the politics of Nigeria revolves around these
institutions. Therefore, an understanding of public policy in Nigeria
would require a study of the constitution as well as the operation and
relationships among these institutions.
1.8 DEFINITION OF THE TERM
In
this research project it is important to note that a single word may
have more than one or two demotion of different uses. Therefore there is
a necessity at this point to explain some of the key concepts or words
as used in thus assessment or research work. Also in order to avoid the
problem of ambiguity some key word such as Electoral, Election,
Governance, reform, malpractice, rigging, democracy and corruption.
Electoral:
This are groups of people or organisation that comes together in order
to elect a person and relatively for the purpose of an election. It is
also a group of people who are choosen to represent the members of a
political party in elections of a particular leader.
Election: Is the act of electing candidates to represent the people of a given country in the parliament.
Governance:
Is a process or an activity of governing a country or controlling a
company or an organisation in which the affairs of a country is
governed.
Reform: This is a process of changing the behavioural system, location organisation law and mode of worshipping.
Malpractices:
It is a way of careless, wrong or illegal behaviour while in
professional work. It is also the act of being unfair, unsatisfied work
law abusement and wrong out of an organisaiton or individual.
Rigging:
It is a way of influencing an organisation, society individual or group
of people for example rigging in electoral process.
Democracy: Is a
process or system of government organized in accordance with the
principles of popular sovereignty, political and Economic Equality
popular consultation and majority rule.
Popular Sovereignty: This is the process where people have the power to elect or choose their leader.
Political
and Economic Equality: Is a situation were all the vote must be equal
and also the contestant must be financially capable for the task without
depending on people.
Corruption: Finally is a way of dishonest or
illegal behaviour it is a bad character it also an immoral act of an
organisation society or individual.
1.9 ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY
This
research is organized in four different chapter in which chapter one
introduce the work chapter two focuses on the literature review. Chapter
three focuses on the electoral malpractice its impact on good
governance in Nigeria: A Case study and the examination of 2007 General
Election in Akwa Ibom State and the poison of Rigging Election. Chapter
four deals with summary conclusion and recommendation.
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