Leadership Challenges in Democratization: An Analysis of Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria

Awwal Muhhammad Shafiu, Abdullahi M. Umar, Halimah Binti Abdul Manaf
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This study discusses Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) leadership challenges utilizing INEC's environment. INEC leadership underperformance compelled the study. The study aimed to identify INEC leaders' 1999–2019 difficulties. The study used in-depth interview data. Nine commission leaders with extensive expertise were interviewed. The analysis shows that INEC's leadership system hinders its mandate. Inadequate manpower, political elites' manipulation, inadequate training, ad-hoc staff problems, inadequate funding, lack of technological know-how, financial autonomy, standard operating system, poor electorate cooperation, and political interference have hampered INEC's democratic election organization in Nigeria. The INEC should have complete independence, embrace innovations, reforms, sensitization programs, adequate funding, more permanent staff, improved voting machines, and training and retraining to help Nigeria hold credible elections. These obstacles help INEC leadership establish itself in the electoral system to foster democratic growth, maturity, and consolidation
民主化中的领导挑战:尼日利亚全国独立选举委员会分析
本研究讨论了选举管理机构(EMB)利用国家选举委员会的环境所面临的领导挑战。国家统计研究所领导层的表现不佳迫使这项研究进行。该研究旨在确定国家统计研究所领导人在1999年至2019年的困难。这项研究使用了深入的访谈数据。九位具有广泛专业知识的委员会领导人接受了采访。分析表明,国家统计研究所的领导体制阻碍了其任务。人力不足、政治精英操纵、培训不足、临时工作人员问题、资金不足、缺乏技术知识、财务自主权、标准操作系统、选民合作不力以及政治干预阻碍了尼日利亚国家选举委员会的民主选举组织。国家选举委员会应该完全独立,接受创新、改革、宣传计划、充足的资金、更多的长期工作人员、改进的投票机以及培训和再培训,以帮助尼日利亚举行可信的选举。这些障碍有助于国家选举委员会领导层在选举制度中站稳脚跟,促进民主发展、成熟和巩固
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