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Electoral Reform and Electoral Administration, 1999–2015

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The chapter interrogates the electoral reform process since 1999. It highlights the significance of electoral reform and discusses the various reform measures between 1999 and 2015 and assesses the impact of electoral reforms on the electoral processes in Nigeria particularly the 2015 general elections. Specifically, the chapter identifies three broad strands of electoral reform, namely reforms of the constitutional and legal frameworks of elections, the role of the Justice Muhammed Uwais’ Electoral Reform Committee (ERC) and internal reforms and innovations within INEC itself. These interventions positively impacted Nigerian elections in many ways. Among others, the reforms boosted the administrative and financial autonomy and capacity of INEC, eroded longstanding negative perceptions about INEC, and engendered broader international support for the electoral process.

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  1. National Institute for Legislative Studies, Abuja, Nigeria

    Ladi Hamalai

  2. Department of Political Science, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

    Samuel Egwu

  3. Research and Training Department, National Institute for Legislative Studies, Abuja, Nigeria

    J. Shola Omotola

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Hamalai, L., Egwu, S., Omotola, J.S. (2017). Electoral Reform and Electoral Administration, 1999–2015. In: Nigeria’s 2015 General Elections. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54096-2_8

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