Globalisation and Electoral Violence in Nigeria, 2011-2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31150/ajshr.v2i10.661Keywords:
Globalisation, Violence, Insecurity, ElectionAbstract
The study examine the nexus between globalisation and electoral violence in Nigeria from 2011 to 2019. This study adopted the dependency theory as its theoretical framework. A qualitative method was employed for the study. The major sources of data collections were textbook, journal publications, Newspaper, Government publications and student theses. These secondary data were subjected to content analysis. The findings revealed that the transnational migration which has been encouraged by globalization also contributes to electoral violence in Nigeria. Young people from crises prone areas of Africa were imported into Nigeria to cause election related violence. Many of these people were unemployed and uneducated and thus can be manipulated by Nigerian politicians. Also, globalisation allows free movement of arms into Nigeria which are used during elections for various forms of malpractice. The result of the proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALWs) in Nigeria contributed to the shootings and violence before, during and after election elections between 1999 -2019. Globalisation increases the amount of money in circulation during election periods and increases the stakes and interests during the election. In other words, globalisation leads to money politics and all the disadvantages that it holds for democracy. Based on the above findings the study recommended among other things that First, the rejigging of Nigeria’s security architecture to check the influx of SALWS into the country and pragmatic economic reforms would free the country from overdependence on the Western Economic System. Fifth, the government should carry out prosecutions of persons implicated in political violence whatever their political affiliations; those prosecuted should include persons who ordered or organized the violence as well as those who carried it out. Stronger legal consequences should be enacted for cases brought before election offences tribunals to act as a deterrence to politicians and voters.
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