Ethnicity and voters’ behaviour: a comparative study of ghana and nigeria, 2003-2008

• TITLE PAGE…………………………………………………………………….………..i APPROVAL PAGE………………………………………………………………………..ii DEDICATION…………………………………………………………………………….iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT…………………………………………………………………..iv ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………………………v TABLE OF CONTENTS…………………………………………………………………vi

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

• …… …………………………………… …..… .1 1.
• 1.Statement of the Problem………………………………………………………..… .4 1.
• 2.Objectives of the Study………………… ….……………………………………..6 1.
• 3.Significance of the Study………….………. … ……… ……………………… …6 1.
• 4.Literature Review…………………………… ……… … …………… ……… …7 1.
• 5.Theoretical Framework…………………………………… …… … ……… …. 15 1.
• 6.Hypotheses………………………………………………………. .. ……. ……………20 1.
• 7.Method of Data Collection…………………………………… … …………… ……..21 1.
• 8.Method of Data Analysis………………………………………….. .. …………………. … ..21

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

• A HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF ETHNICITY IN NIGERIA AND GHANA (FROM PRE-INDEPENDENCE) 2.
• 1.Ethnicity in Nigerian politics………… ………… ……………… ……. ………… 22 2.
• 2.Ethnicity in Ghana’s Politics……….. ……..……… ……… ……… …… … .. .25 2.
• 3.Ethnicity and Ghana’s Two-Party System .………..……. ……… …….. … ……..32

Chapter THREE

SYSTEM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION

• ETHNICITY AND VOTING BEHAVIOUR IN GHANA AND NIGERIA 3.
• 1.The 2003/2007 Nigeria Election Results…… ……… …. …… ……… …. ….36 3.
• 2.Ghana 2004/2008 General Elections………………… … ……………………..50

Chapter FOUR

SYSTEM TESTING AND EVALUATION

• ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS AND VOTING BEHAVIOUR IN NIGERIA AND GHANA 4.
• 1.Ethnic representation in Key offices in Ghana and Nigeria………………………….52

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION 5.
• 1.Summary and Conclusion…………………………………………………… ..…..58 BIBLIOGRAPHY………………………………………………………………………….64