Papers by Alani A ODUNTAN
International Journal of Research in Education and Sustainable Development , 2022
For the past twenty-three years, Nigeria has enjoyed an uninterrupted democracy. However, this de... more For the past twenty-three years, Nigeria has enjoyed an uninterrupted democracy. However, this democracy though very fragile yet it has survived 23 years of un interruption. This is attributed to the quality of administration of election in the country. Though election in the country has faced and is facing some challenges such as violence, and other misconducts, however this paper seeks to establish that the improving nature of election administration coupled with various electoral administrative innovations are instrumental to the sustenance of democracy to the present stage and how it can be further sustained in the Nigerian polity by suggesting improvement in election administration in Nigeria and its usage as a tool for democratic development. The study is built upon the institutional legitimacy theory and asserts that the electoral body (INEC) which is responsible for the administration of election in the country must upscale her operational procedures to meet up with the prevailing demands on election administration in the country to meet up with the international best practice.
For the past twenty-three years, Nigeria has enjoyed an uninterrupted period of democracy. Althou... more For the past twenty-three years, Nigeria has enjoyed an uninterrupted period of democracy. Although nascent, this democracy has survived 23 years of uninterrupted. This is attributed to the quality of administration of election in the country. Though election in the country has faced and is facing some challenges such as violence, and other misconducts, this paper seeks to establish that the improving nature of election administration coupled with various electoral administrative innovations are instrumental to the sustenance of democracy to the present stage and how it can be further sustained in the Nigerian polity by suggesting improvement in election administration in Nigeria and its usage as a tool for democratic development. The study is built upon the institutional legitimacy theory and asserts that the electoral body (INEC) which is responsible for the administration of election in the country must upscale her operational procedures to meet up with the prevailing demands on election administration in the country in line with the international best practices.
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Papers by Alani A ODUNTAN