Corruption And Electoral Process In Nigeria: Examining The 2015 General Election

Abstract

Corruption is a cancer that impedes any society from fair and equitable distribution of resources and it leads to lack of accountability, credible leadership, political and socioeconomic development Corruption is even more detrimental in political arena as it produced a faulty process of elections and undesired leadership that has no national interest but rather self service and personal aggrandisement There are many dimensions of corruption from bribery, extortion, bureaucratic abuse, illegal practices to the electoral corruption which is the major concern of this work. Corruption is a great obstacle to free and fair elections in Nigeria Electoral process in Nigeria is bedeviled with corruption and corrupt practices including vote buying, bribing of electoral officials and security personnel, buying of party agents for anti-party activities and rigging of elections Thus,