Title page: – – – – – – – – – i Approval page: – – – – – – – – ii Dedication: – – – – – – – – – iii Acknowledgement: – – – – – – – iv Table of content: – – – – – – – – v Abstract: – – – – – – – – – vi

Chapter ONE

: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to Study – – – – – – 1 1.2 Statement of Problems .- – – – – – 11 1.3 Objectives of Study – – – – – – 17 1.4 Significance of Study – – – – – – 17 1.5 Literature Review – – – – – – 19 1.6 Theoretical Framework – – – – – – 28 1.7 Hypothesis – – – – – – – – 30 1.8 Method of Data Collection – – – – – – 30 1.9 Method of Data Analysis: – – – – – 31

Chapter TWO

: NIGERIAN POLITICAL HISTORY 2.1 Pre- Independence: 1900-1950 – – – – – 32 2.2 Post Independence: 1960 – – – – – – 34 2.3 The First Republic: 1960-1966 – – – – – 35 2.4 The Second Republic: 1979-1983 – – – – 36 2.5 The Third Republic: 1988-1993 – – – – – 39 2.6 The Fourth Republic: 1999 to present – – – – 41

Chapter THREE

: MILITARY INTERVENTION AND TRANSITION IN NIGERIA 3.1 Military Intervention and Its Impact on Nigerian Democracy – – – – – – 49 3.2 The Impacts of Military Transition on Nigerian Democracy – – – – – – 51 3.3 Major Constitutional Reforms Engineered by the Military in Nigeria – – – – – – 54 3.4 The Legacy of the Military on the Nigerian Democracy: – 56

Chapter FOUR

: DEMOCRACY TODAY 4.1 Democracy Beginnings – – – – – – 61 4.2 Internal Party Democracy – – – – – 64 4.3 Political Party Finance and Monitoring – – – 65 4.4 The Electoral Process – – – – – – 67 4.5 Nigeria’s Electoral System – – – – 69

Chapter FIVE

: ASSESSMENT OF ELECTION PLANNING, ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA 5.1 The Electoral Institute – – – – – – 74 5.2 Impact of Election Administration and Management for the Nigerian Electoral System – – 77 5.3 Testing the Hypotheses – – – – – – 79 5.4 Requirements for Sound Election Planning, Administration and Management in Nigeria – – 80 CHAPTER SIX: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 6.1 Summary Conclusion and Recommendations – – 82 Bibliography – – – – – – – – 85