Civil society organizations and the monitoring of 2007 general elections in enugu state: a case study of the civil liberties organization (clo)

• TITLE PAGE ————————————————————– i APPROVAL PAGE ——————————————————- ii DEDICATION ———————————————————— iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ———————————————– iv TABLE OF CONTENTS ———————————————— v ABSTRACT ————————————————————— vi

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

• 1.1Background of Study ———————————————— 1
• 1.2Statement of Problem ———————————————– 6
• 1.3Objective of Study ————————————————— 8
• 1.4Significance of the Study ——————————————- 8
• 1.5Literature Review —————————————————- 9
• 1.6Theoretical Framework ———————————————– 38
• 1.7Hypotheses ————————————————————- 41
• 1.8Method of Data Collection —————————————— 41
• 1.9Method of Data Analysis ——————————————– 45

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

• AN OVERVIEW OF ELECTION MONITORING IN NIGERIA
• 2.1Civil Society Organization and Election Monitoring/Observation 46
• 2.2Code of Conduct for Accredited Observers ——————— 49
• 2.3Election observation and its Politics —————————— 52
• 2.4Impartial Observation of the Conduct of Elections ————- 55
• 2.5The Nigerian Electoral Context and prospects for Democratic Consolidation ————————————– 58

Chapter THREE

SYSTEM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION

• THE PRESENCE OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION AND THE INCIDENCE OF FRAUDS AND VIOLENCE DURING THE 2007 GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS IN ENUGU STATE
• 3.1Independent National Electoral Commission ——————- 60
• 3.2Making the Votes Not Count in Nigeria ————————– 68
• 3.3Violations of Electoral Laws ————————————– 78
• 3.4Nigerian’s Elections and Election Management Trends and Analysis ————————————————————— 83

Chapter FOUR

SYSTEM TESTING AND EVALUATION

• CIVIL LIBERTIES ORGANIZATION AND DETERRENCE OF ELECTORAL FRAUDS FROM AREAS OBSERVED
• 4.1State Institutions and the Electoral Process: Perceptions of Partiality ————————————————————– 88
• 4.2Attacks Against Opposition Candidate ————————– 93
• 4.3Election Administration: Crisis of public confidence and candidates Disqualification. —————————————- 94
• 4.4Perceptions of Impunity and Police Bias ————————- 97
• 4.5Fraud, Violence and other Irregularities Across the States —— 99

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
• 5.1Summary ————————————————————– 101
• 5.2Conclusion ———————————————————— 102
• 5.3Recommendations —————————————————- 106 Bibliography ———————————————————- 113