THE ROLE OF TRADITIONAL RULERS IN CURBING ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA
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2016-03
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Department of Public Administration, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria
Abstract
The Nigerian state since independence has been bedeviled by electoral
violence. The use of security forces and advocacy in the media by
government and its agencies, and other measures have so far failed in
stemming electoral violence in the country. This study therefore attempts
to situate the role of traditional rulers in curbing electoral violence in the
country. Using the structural functionalism theoretical framework and
relying on personal observation as a primary source of data as well as
secondary sources of data, the study found out that the major causes of
electoral violence in the country are a consequence of the failure of
contemporary security measures, media advocacy and also lack of
mentoring of its citizens by relevant institutions and government's present
methods. The study recommends that giving traditional rulers and their
institutions this role of mentoring their subjects on the dangers of
electoral violence, and also establishing an 'indirect homeland security
system' will assist in curbing electoral violence in the counhy. It also
recommends that traditional rulers should withdraw and refuse honours
to people who indulge in electoral violence as well as call to order
perpetrators and sponsors of electoral violence.
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Traditional Rulers and Institutions, Elections, Electoral Violence, Nigeria
Citation
Edosa, E. and Braimoh, Fredrick I. (2016). THE ROLE OF TRADITIONAL RULERS IN CURBING ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA.Department of Public Administration, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.