VOTER BEHAVIOUR AND THE ELECTORAL PROCESS IN NIGERIA 

VOTER BEHAVIOUR AND THE ELECTORAL PROCESS IN NIGERIA                                               

TABLE OF CONTENS
TITLE                                                                                                                                                PAGE
Title Page                                                                                                                
Certification                                                                                                                           
Dedication                                                                                                                               
Acknowledgement                                                                                                                  
Table of Content                                                                                                                    
List of Tables                                                                                                                                        viii
Abstract                                                                                                                                      
CHAPTER ONE: ITRODUCTION
1.1       Background to the study                                                                                         
1.2       Statement of Research Problem                                                                              
1.3       Objectives of Study                                                                                                   
1.4       Statement of Hypotheses                                                                                      
1.5       Scope and Limitations of Study                                                                               
1.6       Significance of the Study                                                                                         
1.7       Definition of Basic Terms                                                                                          
References                                                                                                                              13                                                                                                                                                                   
                       

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW/THEORITICAL FRAMEWORK
2.1       Introduction                                                                                                                   14
2.2       An overview of voter participatory behaviour in the electoral
process worldwide                                                                                                  
2.3       Why voter turnout varies                                                                                          
2.4       Voter turnout: The Nigerian experience                                                               
2.5       A tabular representation of voter’ political behaviour
across the world                                                                                                      
2.6       Theoretical Framework                                                                                               40
References                                                                                                                              43
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1       Research Design                                                                                                         47
3.2       Population of Study                                                                                                               
3.3       Sample Size / Sampling Technique                                                                      
3.5       Research Instrument: Questionnaire/Interview                                                   
3.6       Validity and Reliability of Instrument                                                                 
3.7       Source of Data Collection                                                                                         
3.8       Techniques of Data Analysis                                                                               

 

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
4.1       Introduction                                                                                                                   54
4.2       Data Presentation                                                                                                        54
4.3       Test of Hypotheses                                                                                                      73
4.4       Interview Analysis                                                                                                       84
CHAPTER FIVE: FINDINGS, CONLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1       Introduction                                                                                                                   87
5.2       Summary and Discussions of findings                                                              
5.3       Recommendations                                                                                                      91
5.4       Conclusions                                                                                                                 97
Bibliography                                                                                                                             98
Appendix A: Questionnaires                                                                                                 104
Appendix B: Interview Schedule (Guide)                                                                                        107
Appendix C: Statistical