A synthesis of the role of media reports and elections in Nigerian democracy
Journal article
Authors | Oboh, Godwin Ehiarekhian and Hudson, Robert Charles |
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Abstract | This paper examines the interplay between the media and the elections in Nigeria, and discusses some of the relevant communication models that could assist the media in effectively reporting future elections in the country. This study has employed a historical approach, and argues that since Nigeria attained its political independence in 1960; conducting free and fair elections has been the major political problem in the country. The paper observed that the June 12 1993 Presidential Elections resulted in a stalemate, while the 2007 Elections were flawed with cases of electoral irregularities. Many of the results of the elections that were approved earlier by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were later cancelled by the Nigerian Judiciary, a confirmation that the elections were rigged as confirmed by most of the internal and the external observers that monitored the elections. As a part of the solutions to the problem of elections in Nigeria, this paper recommends the establishment of an Inter-Party Central Committee (ICPP), made up of the national executives of the registered political parties, to work in collaboration with the media as the committee supports the electoral commission to conduct free and fair elections in the country. |
Keywords | News media; Mandate; Election; Electoral malpractice |
Year | 2011 |
Journal | Journal of Social and Management Sciences |
Publisher | Faculty of Social Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. |
ISSN | 1597-0396 |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/250471 |
hdl:10545/250471 | |
Publication dates | 2011 |
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Deposited | 29 Oct 2012, 10:13 |
Contributors | University of Derby |
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https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/94v16/a-synthesis-of-the-role-of-media-reports-and-elections-in-nigerian-democracy
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