ABSTRACT

This study examines Election and Democracy in Benue State with reference to Logo Local Government Area. This study utilized both primary and secondary sources of data and also adopted Elite theory as its framework of analysis. The findings from this work revealed that,   Political parties in Nigeria continue to undermine democratic system through unwholesome/sharp practices like electoral fraud, malpractices, electoral violence/crises among others. Again, lack of electoral discipline is a serious problem plaguing the democratic process in Nigeria. The study recommends that, there is need to empower the youths so as to make them acquire tangible means of livelihood and hence refrain from thuggery activities as means of livelihood. More so, the ruling party should learn to tolerate the opposition parties and should respect the power of the ballot boxes which decides the fate of any political party that will form the government.

 TABLE OF CONTENT

Title Page

Title page                                                  i

Certificationii

Approval pageiii

Dedicationiv

Acknowledgementsvi

Table of contentvii

Abstractix

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1Background of the Study .................................................................................1

1.2Statement of the Problem …………………………………………………2

1.3 Objectives of the Study ...................................................................................3

1.4 Research Questions……………………………………………………….4

1.5 Significance of the Study…………………………………………………4

1.6  Scope of the Study………………………………………………………….5

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

2.1 Concept of Election………………………………………………………6

2.2 The Concept of Democracy………………………………………………9

2.3 Forms/Types of Democracy ……………………………………………...14

2.4 Election and Democracy in Nigeria…………………………………..…...16

2.5 Problems with Elections in Nigeria………………………………….…...21

2.6Political Parties and Election in Democratic Governance………………...25

2.7Elections, Electoral Process and the Challenges of Democratization 

in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic……………………………………………. 29

2.8Theoretical Framework……………………………………………….…..36

CHAPTER THREE: OVERVIEW OF LOGO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

3.1Evolution of Logo Local Government …………………………………..39

3.2Economic Profile …………………………………………………………40

3.3Political Profile…………………………………………………………….41

3.4Research Methodology …………………………………………………..42

3.5Research Design…………………………………………………………..43

3.6Population of the Study……………………………………………….....43

3.7Sample Size/Sampling Technique………………………………………..44

3.8 Sources of Data……………………………………………………….…44

 3.9Instrument of Data Collection…………………………………………..44

 3.9.1Data Analysis Techniques……………………………………………….45

 3.9.2Limitation of the Methodology…………………………………….…….45

3.9.3Political parties and the 2015 election in Logo Local Government ..…..45

CHAPTER FOUR: ELECTORAL CRISIS AND THE 2011 ELECTION IN BENUE STATE

4.1Introduction……………………………………………………………….48

4.2Demographic Variables of Respondents ……………………………………48

4.3       Data Presentation, Interpretation and Analysis………………………….....50

4.4Discussion of findings……………………………………………………58

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 

5.1Summary………………………………………………………………...... 61

5.2Conclusion………………………………………………………………… 62

5.3Recommendations………………………………………………………….63

References………………………………………………………………….64

Appendixes……………………………………………………………....... 66