Abstract

This study investigates the Planning Administration and Management of elections in Nigeria with emphasis from 1999 –2010. The study becomes imperative following the deteriorating of the democratic process in Nigeria. We focused our empirical verification on two key areas viz: whether the establishment of the electoral institute and other electoral reforms has strengthened the planning, administration and management of elections in Nigeria. We adopted the traditional management theory we also relied on content analysis and document study as our cardinal method of data collection. From our findings we found out that though the establishment of the electoral institute and other relevant electoral administration and management strategies, there seems to be no striking difference witnessed. The researcher recommends among other things that the establishment of the electoral institute and other relevant electoral administration and management strategies be strengthened for planning, administration and management of subsequent election.

TABLE OF CONTENT Title page: – – – – – – – – – i Approval page: – – – – – – – – ii Dedication: – – – – – – – – – iii Acknowledgement: – – – – – – – iv Table of content: – – – – – – – – v Abstract: – – – – – – – – – vi CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to Study – – – – – – 1 1.2 Statement of Problems .- – – – – – 11 1.3 Objectives of Study – – – – – – 17 1.4 Significance of Study – – – – – – 17 1.5 Literature Review – – – – – – 19 1.6 Theoretical Framework – – – – – – 28 1.7 Hypothesis – – – – – – – – 30 1.8 Method of Data Collection – – – – – – 30 1.9 Method of Data Analysis: – – – – – 31 CHAPTER TWO: NIGERIAN POLITICAL HISTORY 2.1 Pre- Independence: 1900-1950 – – – – – 32 2.2 Post Independence: 1960 – – – – – – 34 2.3 The First Republic: 1960-1966 – – – – – 35 2.4 The Second Republic: 1979-1983 – – – – 36 2.5 The Third Republic: 1988-1993 – – – – – 39 2.6 The Fourth Republic: 1999 to present – – – – 41 CHAPTER THREE: MILITARY INTERVENTION AND TRANSITION IN NIGERIA 3.1 Military Intervention and Its Impact on Nigerian Democracy – – – – – – 49 3.2 The Impacts of Military Transition on Nigerian Democracy – – – – – – 51 3.3 Major Constitutional Reforms Engineered by the Military in Nigeria – – – – – – 54 3.4 The Legacy of the Military on the Nigerian Democracy: – 56 CHAPTER FOUR: DEMOCRACY TODAY 4.1 Democracy Beginnings – – – – – – 61 4.2 Internal Party Democracy – – – – – 64 4.3 Political Party Finance and Monitoring – – – 65 4.4 The Electoral Process – – – – – – 67 4.5 Nigeria’s Electoral System – – – – 69 CHAPTER FIVE: ASSESSMENT OF ELECTION PLANNING, ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA 5.1 The Electoral Institute – – – – – – 74 5.2 Impact of Election Administration and Management for the Nigerian Electoral System – – 77 5.3 Testing the Hypotheses – – – – – – 79 5.4 Requirements for Sound Election Planning, Administration and Management in Nigeria – – 80 CHAPTER SIX: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 6.1 Summary Conclusion and Recommendations – – 82 Bibliography – – – – – – – – 85