CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 Background of StudyElection can simply be defined as the process people follow to elect or choose their representative in both federal, state and local government. However, the first election was organized and conducted in Nigeria in 1922 by the British colonial government in response to the pressures by the nationalists who were agitating for better involvement in the colonial administration and leadership positions (Odo,2015). Therefore, to checkmate man’s inordinate disposition to acquire and exercise absolute political power, which is a major bane of national/territorial sovereignty, democratic framework and sustainable development. It is imperative that electoral contests be made open and transparent especially now that periodic elections have gained global acceptance in the contemporary liberal democratic dispensation (Omelle, 2005).

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