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Election Administration and Reforms in Nigeria's Fourth Republic

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Election Administration and Reforms in Nigeria's Fourth Republic

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Babayo Sule and Usman Sambo analyse the recent Nigerian election reforms and their impact on the outcome of elections.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of electoral administration in the Fourth Republic of Nigeria (1999-present day) and its regulatory, institutional, and procedural reforms. These reforms will not only be examined in their basic framework, but will also be observed for their credibility, integrity and transparency. This book focuses on how these reforms were developed and how they work. Sule and Sambo argue for fundamental changes in the administration of elections in Nigeria, including the introduction of electronic processes such as the Smart Card Readers in 2015 and Bimodal Verification Accreditation Systems in the 2023 General Elections that have positively impacted the electoral process and integrity, without forgetting the antecedents of the numerous challenges faced during the period. They examine not only technological changes but also constitutional reforms, procedural reforms, and institutional reforms. Introducing a new dimension to the study of elections, the authors provide a clear picture of the roles of all the actors involved, the challenges they faced, the factors that enhanced integrity and credibility and the daunting challenges that continue to affect the success of the elections. Thus, this book presents practical measures and policy implications for an improved process in future elections in Nigeria.

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Table of Contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Conceptualisation: Election Administration and Reforms
2. Overview of Election Administration in Nigeria
3. Regulatory/Legal Electoral Reforms
4. Procedural Reforms: The Polling Team, Election Officials, Academics, and Electoral Process
5. Technological and Institutional Electoral Reforms
6. The Need for Further Electoral Reforms
References
Index
About the Authors

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Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published 11 Dec 2025
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Pages 224
ISBN 9781978772069
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Illustrations 3 bw illus & 3 tables
Series African Governance, Development, and Leadership
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Babayo Sule

Babayo Sule is Professor of Political Science in t…

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Usman Sambo

Usman Sambo is Associate Professor in the Departme…

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