Election Rigging And Political Instability In Nigeria.

ELECTION RIGGING AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF THE FOURTH REPUBLIC CHAPTER ONE 1.1 BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND THE CONCEPT OF ELECTION In a democracy, election is a fundamental ingredient and a utmost test of political participation it is defined as a process of selecting officers and representatives of an organization by votes of its qualified members. The process gives the citizens the right to vote at regular intervals among competing leaders and policies (Bedlolman 1993). Also, election has been defined as a process in which electorates chose government official…