History of Recent Elections in Nigeria (1999 - 2007)

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The reason for revisiting this short essay is born from the desire to

express my opinion on Edo State gubernatorial election that has just been conducted. However, I wish to also analyse the history of Nigeria election. In the most recent election of Edo state observers speaks of a disaster that rocked the ruling party , on one side of this disaster there was the party chairman of the All Progressive Congress party caucus Dr. Adams Oshiomole and on the other hand 

governor Governor Obaseki. The high point of this conflict was when the strain in relationship that occurred during the election year,resulted in Chief Obaseki and Oshiomole parting ways . Obaseki moved to PDP, People Democratic Party, while Oshiomole , leader and symbol of the APC, learnt his support to Pastor Ize-Iyamu. However , recent result from the Independent Electoral Commissions , INCE has reproduce Obaseki as elected governor of Edo State . But one thing stands out in the process to the election. Obaseki who is suppose to be the incumbent governor was in the Opposition while Ize-Iyamu who was in opposition1 was like the sitting governor, ironically he was the incumbent governor for about6 months . 2 The following research would make use of the series of events already listed above as set of facts to aid in study of our object . The object is very important because in every purported bodyof knowledge or study with claim to autonomy or separate identity , scholars of such knowledge must specify its object in a teleological manner . 3 The essence of a credible election is so that there could be peace and meaningful development , in Africa and even beyond

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History of Recent Elections in Nigeria (1999 - 2007)

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