The Politics of the Electoral Act Amendment and the 2019 General Elections in Nigeria
Amending the 2010 Electoral Act before Nigeria’s 2019 general elections generated huge controversies. The determination of the legislature to get the Electoral Act amended and the refusal of the executive to grant assent to the Electoral Bill raises the question: In whose interest was the proposed...
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Amending the 2010 Electoral Act before Nigeria’s 2019 general elections generated huge controversies. The determination of the legislature to get the Electoral Act amended and the refusal of the executive to grant assent to the Electoral Bill raises the question: In whose interest was the proposed amendment? The present article examines the political issues that surrounded the amendment of the Electoral Act vis-à-vis the 2019 elections in Nigeria. The article argues that the electoral amendment bill may not after all be in the interest of a credible election as each political party tried to manipulate the bill and the process of amendment to its advantage. The article is qualitative and theoretical and adopts the thematic analysis to draw contextual inferences. It also adopts the cartel party theory.
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| spelling | doaj.art-b449b6b5f1dd457b899fb166f93158c92024-02-02T06:28:05ZengUniversity of Hradec KrálovéModern Africa2336-32742570-75582022-12-0110210.26806/modafr.v10i2.363The Politics of the Electoral Act Amendment and the 2019 General Elections in NigeriaOluwashina Moruf Adebiyi0Joseph Oludare Olowa1University of Ilorin, NigeriaIndependent researcher Amending the 2010 Electoral Act before Nigeria’s 2019 general elections generated huge controversies. The determination of the legislature to get the Electoral Act amended and the refusal of the executive to grant assent to the Electoral Bill raises the question: In whose interest was the proposed amendment? The present article examines the political issues that surrounded the amendment of the Electoral Act vis-à-vis the 2019 elections in Nigeria. The article argues that the electoral amendment bill may not after all be in the interest of a credible election as each political party tried to manipulate the bill and the process of amendment to its advantage. The article is qualitative and theoretical and adopts the thematic analysis to draw contextual inferences. It also adopts the cartel party theory. http://uni.uhk.cz/africa/index.php/ModAfr/article/view/363democracyelectionsElectoral LawsElectoral Act 2010 (as amended)Presidential AssentCartel Party Theory |
| spellingShingle | Oluwashina Moruf Adebiyi Joseph Oludare Olowa The Politics of the Electoral Act Amendment and the 2019 General Elections in Nigeria Modern Africa democracy elections Electoral Laws Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) Presidential Assent Cartel Party Theory |
| title | The Politics of the Electoral Act Amendment and the 2019 General Elections in Nigeria |
| title_full | The Politics of the Electoral Act Amendment and the 2019 General Elections in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | The Politics of the Electoral Act Amendment and the 2019 General Elections in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Politics of the Electoral Act Amendment and the 2019 General Elections in Nigeria |
| title_short | The Politics of the Electoral Act Amendment and the 2019 General Elections in Nigeria |
| title_sort | politics of the electoral act amendment and the 2019 general elections in nigeria |
| topic | democracy elections Electoral Laws Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) Presidential Assent Cartel Party Theory |
| url | http://uni.uhk.cz/africa/index.php/ModAfr/article/view/363 |
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