The impact of electoral malpractice on the political development of Kogi state Department:Public Administration By: AdeleyeJoshua Project ID: 9704 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1 Price:₦5000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis study examines the impact of electoral malpractice on the political development of Kogi State using Lokoja Local Government as the case study. The main objective of this study is to examine the forms of electoral malpractice, the motives behind it, the factors responsible for electoral malpractice, the implications of electoral malpractice on Nigerian states and the impact of electoral malpractice on the political development of Kogi State. A survey research design was adopted in the study. The methods of data collection were primary and secondary methods of data collection. The primary data were collected using a questionnaire. The researcher analyzed the data collected based on the responses from the questionnaire distributed. From the population of 839,900, a sample size of 400 was chosen using the Taro Yamane formula. Frequency counts and percentages were used to analyze the research questions, from which the following findings were drawn. The findings revealed that electoral malpractice can lead to poverty, unemployment in the state and it also leads to insecurity of life, and properties of citizen and low participation in election. On the basis of the above findings, it was recommended that there is a need for political parties and civil society reforms for the promotion of peaceful coexistence among all members of society before, during and after the election exercise. There is a need for the establishment of an electoral offences court that will apply punitive measures to all parties involved in electoral malpractices. ...Preview Download Preview +Other Public Administration project topics and materials you might be interested in»Impact of industrial conflict on the performance of workers in the government parastatal (a case study of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)»Human resources as a catalyst for economic growth and development in Nigeria (a case study of Abuja municipal area council) »The influence of effective personnel management practice in organization performance»Local government financial autonomy and grass root development in Nigeria (a case study of Afikpo north local government area)»Effects of delayed payment of lecturers salaries and wages on students performance»Manpower training and development as a tool for effective performance in public sector in Nigeria»The impact of poor revenue generation on the development of Local Government Areas»Fuel subsidy removal and the Nigerian economy (a case study of Abakiliki local government area, Ebonyi state) »Enhancing political stability in Nigeria through good governance ( a case study of Abia state)»Niger-Delta crisis and its impact on socio-economic development in Nigeria»Accountability and corruption in local government in Nigeria (Case study of Bonny local government area of Rivers state)»Political instability a major hindrance to effective policy implementation and good governance (a case study of Nigeria 1983 -1999)»Bureaucracy and efficiency (a case study of Enugu state civil service)»The assessment of the roles of local government towards rural development - a case study of Katcha local government area of Niger state»Impact of collective bargaining techniques on industrial relations practice (a case study of two selected firms from NUPENG and NUBIFE)