Election planning, administration and management in nigeria (1999 – 2010)

• Title page: – – – – – – – – – i Approval page: – – – – – – – – ii Dedication: – – – – – – – – – iii Acknowledgement: – – – – – – – iv Table of content: – – – – – – – – v Abstract: – – – – – – – – – vi

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

• 1.1Background to Study – – – – – – 1
• 1.2Statement of Problems .- – – – – – 11
• 1.3Objectives of Study – – – – – – 17
• 1.4Significance of Study – – – – – – 17
• 1.5Literature Review – – – – – – 19
• 1.6Theoretical Framework – – – – – – 28
• 1.7Hypothesis – – – – – – – – 30
• 1.8Method of Data Collection – – – – – – 30
• 1.9Method of Data Analysis: – – – – – 31

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

• NIGERIAN POLITICAL HISTORY
• 2.1Pre- Independence: 1900-1950 – – – – – 32
• 2.2Post Independence: 1960 – – – – – – 34
• 2.3The First Republic: 1960-1966 – – – – – 35
• 2.4The Second Republic: 1979-1983 – – – – 36
• 2.5The Third Republic: 1988-1993 – – – – – 39
• 2.6The Fourth Republic: 1999 to present – – – – 41

Chapter THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

• MILITARY INTERVENTION AND TRANSITION IN NIGERIA
• 3.1Military Intervention and Its Impact on Nigerian Democracy – – – – – – 49
• 3.2The Impacts of Military Transition on Nigerian Democracy – – – – – – 51
• 3.3Major Constitutional Reforms Engineered by the Military in Nigeria – – – – – – 54
• 3.4The Legacy of the Military on the Nigerian Democracy: – 56

Chapter FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

• DEMOCRACY TODAY
• 4.1Democracy Beginnings – – – – – – 61
• 4.2Internal Party Democracy – – – – – 64
• 4.3Political Party Finance and Monitoring – – – 65
• 4.4The Electoral Process – – – – – – 67
• 4.5Nigeria’s Electoral System – – – – 69

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• ASSESSMENT OF ELECTION PLANNING, ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA
• 5.1The Electoral Institute – – – – – – 74
• 5.2Impact of Election Administration and Management for the Nigerian Electoral System – – 77
• 5.3Testing the Hypotheses – – – – – – 79
• 5.4Requirements for Sound Election Planning, Administration and Management in Nigeria – – 80 CHAPTER SIX: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• 6.1Summary Conclusion and Recommendations – – 82 Bibliography – – – – – – – – 85