CIAO DATE: 03/2011
February 2011
"Nigeria's Elections: Reversing the Degeneration?", the latest policy briefing from the International Crisis Group, examines the build-up to a month that will see the president, state governors and the federal legislature chosen in a series of polls that, if credible and peaceful, could finally reverse the degeneration of the franchise since the country returned to civilian rule in 1999. However, many politicians still seem determined to bribe, rig or bully their way to office.
Resource link: Nigeria's Elections: Reversing the Degeneration? [PDF] - 2.8M