Election And Voting Pattern in Nigeria: A study of 2015 governorship Election in Bauchi State
Journal Title: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 11
Abstract
This paper examined the election and voting pattern in Nigeria with particular reference to 2015 Governorship election in Bauchi state. This study adopted quantitative means of data collection. Two research question were raised and answered in the study. The findings of theresearch empirically proved that voting pattern in Bauchi state is more greatly influenced by ethnic and kinship affiliation than party, issues and ideology. On the basis of findings of this study, it is recommended that, there is urgent need for public enlightenment by appropriate authorities on the dangers of voting based ethnic consideration. Voting a candidates is supposed be based on credibility and competence of contestant not ethnicity, religion and other parochial sentiments.
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Adamu Suleiman Yakubu, Abubakar Muhammad Ali
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