INEC and Electoral Outcome in Nigeria: An Appraisal of Voters’ Apathy in the South East

Umeh, Lucy Chinwe and Ifedi, Francisca Obiageli and okonkwo, Wilfred Onyekwelu (2025) INEC and Electoral Outcome in Nigeria: An Appraisal of Voters’ Apathy in the South East. International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI), 12 (4). pp. 1100-1106. ISSN 2321–2705

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Abstract

The study is an interrogation INEC and Electoral outcome in Nigeria, with a focus on voter’s apathy in the southEast. The board objective of the paper is to ascertain whether the role of INEC in the conduct of an election accounted for voter’s apathy in the South East. The paper engaged structural functionalism as the theoretical perspective. The data were generated through secondary source while content analysis was employed to analyze the data. It was discovered that poor electoral management and near absence of voters sensitization hugely accounted for voters apathy in the region. From the finding, the paper recommended that INEC should imbibe the modern global technological trend of concluding election and finally fine tune voters education processes.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
Depositing User: Uchenna Eneogwe
Date Deposited: 21 May 2025 13:06
Last Modified: 21 May 2025 13:06
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/4611

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