1IFEGWU, AGWU NDUKA and 2YILLAH, ALAMA ISHAKU,
1&2Department of Public Administration, Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra state, Nigeria
Corresponding Author’s email: ifegwu.nduka@federalpolyoko.edu.ng
Abstract
Election remains one of the cardinal components of democracy since it is the traditional mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates. The work is an exploratory attempt on how credible elections determine popular participation in an election. The theoretical framework is on citizenship participation theory. The paper adopts qualitative data and documentary approach of data analysis. The findings included that there were low turnout and voters’ apathy during the 2019 gubernatorial election in Abia state owing to gory electoral malpractices before and during the election, again lack of credible election has affected level of people participation in governance in the state. We strongly advocate for full implementation of e-election in Nigeria with relevant legal framework to mitigate the effect of these malfeasances in the election and violent political education on the masses to the point of political awareness.
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