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ELECTION RIGGING
WHAT IS ELECTION RIGGING
Election rigging/violence is any act of violence perpetrated in the course of political activities including pre, during and post election periods, and may include any of the following acts: thuggery, use of force to disrupt political meetings or voting at polling stations, or the use of dangerous weapons to intimidate voters and other electoral processes, or to cause bodily harm or injury to any person connected with electoral processes.
Nigerians seems to have acquired a culture of political/electoral violence. Violence has become part of the political culture in Nigeria such that all elections since independence (Nigeria has conducted six general elections since independence in 1960. The elections were held in 1964, 1979, 1983, 1993, 1999, 2003 and 2007) are virtually violence ridden. All of these elections were substantially marred by various types of electoral violence or violence associated with party politics and conduct of elections. Thus, one of the major challenges of managing the electoral systems in Nigeria is how to prevent pre, during and post election violence
ELECTION RIGGING
WHAT IS ELECTION RIGGING
Election rigging/violence is any act of violence perpetrated in the course of political activities including pre, during and post election periods, and may include any of the following acts: thuggery, use of force to disrupt political meetings or voting at polling stations, or the use of dangerous weapons to intimidate voters and other electoral processes, or to cause bodily harm or injury to any person connected with electoral processes.
Nigerians seems to have acquired a culture of political/electoral violence. Violence has become part of the political culture in Nigeria such that all elections since independence (Nigeria has conducted six general elections since independence in 1960. The elections were held in 1964, 1979, 1983, 1993, 1999, 2003 and 2007) are virtually violence ridden. All of these elections were substantially marred by various types of electoral violence or violence associated with party politics and conduct of elections. Thus, one of the major challenges of managing the electoral systems in Nigeria is how to prevent pre, during and post election violence