IMPACT OF CIVIC EDUCATION ON ELECTION PARTICIPANTION IN SOKOTO STATE

The study was the impact of civic education on political participation: A case study of 2019 general election in Gada Local Government of Sokoto State. The 2019 general elections characterize free, fair and credible even though there were some states with violence, before, during and after the election. Civic education, therefore, played a role for the sustenance of democratic governance. It is imperative that educators, masses, politicians, policy makers and members of civil society worked by the case for civic education for all segments of society during election. This is because the implementation of civic education programmes had influence people’s awareness levels of the occurrences around them that developed their interests to participate in political activities and election processes.

 The paper aims is to assess the impact of civic education on political participation: A case study of 2019 general election in Gada Local Government of Sokoto State The INEC as the electoral body has major functions to perform so also the party stakeholders as the major political actors in the electoral procedure have important roles to play in assuring free elections in Nigeria. The researcher used secondary source of data collection that is using documentaries and INEC annual reports. The study found out that in all the elections organized and conducted in Nigeria; it was only 2019 general election that was a free, fair, credible and acceptable.

                      TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE-------------------------------------------------------------------

APPROVAL PAGE--------------------------------------------------------

DEDICATION--------------------------------------------------------------------ACKNOWLEDGEMENT--------------------------------------------------------ABSTRACT------------------------------------------------------------------------CHAPTER ONE:

1.1GENERAL INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------

1.2Statement of the Problem ---------------------------------------------------

1.3Objective of the Study -------------------------------------------------------

1.4Significance of the Study --------------------------------------------------

1.5Scope of the Study-----------------------------------------------------------

1.6Research Questions ---------------------------------------------------------

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Conceptual Framework--------------------------------------------------------

2.2.1 Civic Education ------------------------------------------------

2.2.3 Political Participation ------------------------------------------

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHOD

3.2 Design of the Study----------------------------------------------------------

3.3 Area of the Study---------------------------------------------------------

3.4 Population of the Study ----------------------------------------------------

3.5 Sample and Sampling Technique ------------------------------------------

3.6 Instrument for Data Collection ---------------------------------------------

3.6.1 Validation of the Instrument ----------------------------------------------

3.6.2 Reliability of the Instrument ---------------------------------------------

3.7 Method of Data Collection -------------------------------------------------

3.8 Method of Data Analysis --------------------------------------------------

CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS

Age------------------------------------------------------------

Ethnic ------------------------------------------------------------

Marital Status ------------------------------------------------------------

Religion ------------------------------------------------------------

Qualification ------------------------------------------------------------

Occupation ------------------------------------------------------------

Research question one------------------------------------------------------------

Research question two----------------------------------------------------------

Research question three-----------------------------------------------------------

Research question four------------------------------------------------------------

Research question five------------------------------------------------------------

Research question six----------------------------------------------------------

Research question seven----------------------------------------------------------

Summary of Findings ------------------------------------------------------------

CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND SUMMARY

5.2 Discussion of the findings--------------------------------------------------

5.3 Conclusion --------------------------------------------------------------------

5.3 Recommendations of the findings------------------------------------------

5.4 Suggestions for further study -----------------------------------------------

5.5 Summaries of the findings -------------------------------------------

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