THE DIALECTICS OF ETHNO-RELIGIOUS VOTING BEHAVIOUR IN NIGERIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: AN EXPOSITORY ANALYSIS

Chibuike, E Madubuegwu and Ugwuozor, Ifeanyi Samuel and Ogbonna, Moses Agudiegwu and Onyejegbu, Emeka Dominic (2021) THE DIALECTICS OF ETHNO-RELIGIOUS VOTING BEHAVIOUR IN NIGERIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: AN EXPOSITORY ANALYSIS. International Journal of Innovation Scientific Research and Review, 3 (7). pp. 1561-1575. ISSN 2582-6131

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Abstract

A presidential election is an expedient process for the democratization of the office of the Executive President. It therefore represents a national-conscious exercise fundamental for governance and development. This paper examines the trends of voting behavior in presidential elections of a plural democratizing polity, Nigeria. In reference to the methodology of this discourse, the paper explored the relevance of primary and secondary sources of data collection and, content-analyzed events and issues as regards identity politics and presidential elections in Nigeria. This discourse adopted the theory of Marxian historical dialectical materialism to establish that voter enthusiasm and preference of Nigeria electorate is a function of ethno-religious identity driven by the motive of materialism nurtured and advanced by the history of alienation and competition among the elite ethnic nationalities in fervent struggle for national power and resources. Hence, the discourse explicitly revealed that the dialectics of ethno-religious voting behavior in 2011, 2015 and 2019 presidential elections varied in form and intensity critical for the permutation of 2023 presidential election. In credence to these findings, the discourse recommends for issue –based voting behavior, advocacy for national consciousness among other measures imperative for visionary leadership for national transformation.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: J Political Science > JC Political theory
Divisions: Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
Depositing User: mrs chioma hannah
Date Deposited: 14 Apr 2024 18:40
Last Modified: 14 Apr 2024 18:40
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/4238

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