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

The study is an interrogation INEC and Electoral outcome in Nigeria, with a focus on voter’s apathy in the south-East. 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.

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International journal of research and scientific innovation
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2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.51244/ijrsi.2025.12040090
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Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria
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INEC and Electoral Outcome in Nigeria: An Appraisal of Voters’ Apathy in the South East

Dr Lucy Chinwe Umeh, Dr Francisca Obiageli Ifedi, Okonkwo Wilfred O.
International journal of research and scientific innovation
Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria
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INEC and Electoral Outcome in Nigeria: An Appraisal of Voters’ Apathy in the South East

Dr Lucy Chinwe Umeh, Dr Francisca Obiageli Ifedi, Okonkwo Wilfred O.
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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 south-East. 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.

International journal of research and scientific innovationVol. XII(IV)
Openalex Percentile: Top 85%
Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria
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