Electoral violence in nigeria:the case of anambra state gubernatorial elections (2003 and 2007)

• <p> </p><p>TITLE PAGE ……………………………………………………….……..i</p><p>CERTIFICATION PAGE …………………………………………………….ii</p><p>APPROVAL PAGE…………………………………………………………………..iv</p><p>DEDICATION ……………………………………………………………..v</p><p>ACKNOWLEDGEMENT …………………………………………….…..vi</p><p>PREFACE ………………………………………………………….……..viii</p><p>TABLE OF CONTENTS ……………………………………………..…..x</p><p>

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

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• 1.1Background of the study……………………………………………………..1</p><p>
• 1.2Statement of Problem……………………………………………………..6</p><p>
• 1.3Objective of Study…………………………………………….…………..7</p><p>
• 1.4Significance of Study……………………………………….…..………..8</p><p>
• 1.5Scope of Study……………………………………………….…………..8</p><p>
• 1.6Literature Review…………………………………………….…………..9</p><p>1.
• 6.1Electoral Violence in Nigeria………………..…………………….9</p><p>1.
• 6.2Political Class and Electoral Violence……………………………12</p><p>1.
• 6.3Law Enforcement Agencies and Electoral Violence……………13</p><p>1.
• 6.4The Management of Elections By Electoral Body (INEC) and</p><p>Electoral Violence……………………………………….…………15</p><p>
• 1.7Theoretical Perspective………………………………………………….17</p><p>
• 1.8Hypothesis……………………………………………………..…………..18</p><p>
• 1.9Methodology………………………………………………………………19</p><p>

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

• HISTORY OF ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA</p><p>
• 2.1The TIV Riots of 1960/1964………………………………….……….…20</p><p>
• 2.2The Federal or General Elections of 1964……………………………..21</p><p>
• 2.3The Western Election of 1965…………………………………..………23</p><p>
• 2.4The General Elections of 1983…………………………………………24</p><p>
• 2.5The General Elections of 1993…………………………………………….25</p><p>
• 2.6The 1998/1999 General Elections…………………………………….26</p><p>

Chapter THREE

SYSTEM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION

• ELECTORAL VIOLENCE DURING GOVERNORSHIP ELECTIONS IN ANAMBRA STATE</p><p>
• 3.1Fraud, Intimidation and Violence……………………………….……..28</p><p>
• 3.2The 1999 Governorship Election: Post Electoral Violence …..…….32</p><p>
• 3.3The 2003 – 2004 Governorship Election: Post Electoral Violence…33</p><p>
• 3.42007 Electoral Violence: Irregularities, Riggings and the Use of Thugs ………………………………………………………………………36</p><p>

Chapter FOUR

SYSTEM TESTING AND EVALUATION

• FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR ELECTORAL VIOLENCE</p><p>DURING GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION IN ANAMBRA STATE</p><p>
• 4.1Poor Management of Electoral Process and Elections by the Independent</p><p>National Electoral Commission (INEC)…………………………..…….38</p><p>
• 4.2The Inadequacy and the Inability of the Law Enforcement Agents to</p><p>provide Security during Elections …………………………………..…..41</p><p>
• 4.3Scramble for State Resources and Electoral Violence…..…………….43</p><p>

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS</p><p>
• 5.1Summary ……………………………………………………..……………50</p><p>
• 5.2Conclusion …………………………………………………..…………….51</p><p>
• 5.3Recommendations…………………………………………….………….52</p><p>BIBLIOGRAPHY ……………………………………………….……….………55</p> <br><p></p>