Post-Election Litigation and Socio-Economic Underdevelopment in Nigeria: The Nexus and Effectual Exposition

Henry Ejotubu Ogbe and Henry Ejotubu Ogbe
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Henry Ejotubu Ogbe: Department of Political Science, College of Education, Agbor Delta State, Nigeria
Henry Ejotubu Ogbe: Department of Political Science, College of Education, Agbor Delta State, Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2021, vol. 5, issue 2, 187-191

Abstract: The study focuses on post- election litigations as it has become a norm in the conduct of election in Nigeria and its effects on socio- economic development. Through secondary and primary data particularly observation methods of injury, the study reveal that reign of systemic corruption in Nigeria has negative effects on the electoral ecosystem which equally affects the genuine operations of the judiciary over true verdicts of post-election litigations. The paper also reveal that diversion of public funds meant for developments in pretext into elephant (big and unending) projects but financial conduit for financing post-election litigations depicts the nexus between post-election litigation and socio-economic underdevelopment in Nigeria. Besides, the paper establish that the role of godfatherism in Nigeria politics, appointment of incompetent hands in government at the expense of technocrats, enthronement of nurtured fraudulent politicians as leaders and fear of uncertainty which deters investors among others are effects of post-election litigations on socio-economic development in Nigeria. Political education, life imprisonment for corrupt electoral staff, Judges and Justices, stoppage of money politics which fuels the role of godfatherism and its related illegality are among others are recommended herein by this paper.

Date: 2021
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