The Politics of Religion and 2023 Presidential Election in Nigeria
Student: Oowo Victoria Amuh (Project, 2025)
Department of Political Science
University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State
Abstract
ThePoliticsofReligionplayedasignificantroleintheNigeria’s2023Presidentialelection.Thisprojectexaminestheimpactofreligiononthe2023PresidentialelectioninNigeriawithafocusontherulingAllProgressiveCongress(APC)andtheroleofkeypoliticalfiguressuchasBolaTinubu.Theresearchquestionsguidingthisprojectare;(I)HastheAPCsamefaithpresidentialticketunderminedpoliticalparticipationinNigeria?(ii)Hastheethno-religiouscharacteroftherulingclassunderminednationalintegrationinNigeria?ThisresearchprojecthastheobjectiveofexaminingiftheAPCsamefaithpresidentialticketunderminedpoliticalparticipationandiftheethno-religiouscharacteroftherulingclassunderminednationalintegrationinNigeria.Fromthemyriadsofresearchcarriedout,thefirsthypothesisposesthattheAPCsamefaithpresidentialtickethasnotunderminedpoliticalparticipation andthesecondhypothesisposesthattheethno-religiouscharacteroftherulingclasshasindeedunderminenationalintegrationinNigeria.TheRationalChoiceTheorypropoundedbyAnthonyDowns(1957)wasemployedinthisstudy.TheRationalChoiceTheoryseekstoexplainindividual'sandcollectivedecisionmakingprocessbasedontheassumptionthatindividualsarerationalactorswhomakechoicestomaximizetheirself-interestorutility.Itisonthisbasisthatthestudyrecommendsthat;Toreducetheconstitutionaldefinitionandinterpretationofissueslinkedtobalancerepresentationandareeasilysusceptibletothemanipulationbythepoliticians,theprincipleshouldbemadeJusticiableintheconstitutiontoallowthoseaggrievedtoseekjudicialredressandalso,theprincipleandpolicyofequitablepowersharingshouldbedeepenedatalllevelsofgovernmentandshouldnotbeamereconstitutionalprominent.Theexpost-factorresearchdesignwasadoptedinthisresearchworkwhilethedocumentarymethodofdatacollectionwasadoptedandthequalitativemethodofdataanalysiswasused.
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- University of Ilorin, Kwara State 404
- University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State 19
- University of Lagos 18
- University of Maiduguri ( - Elearning), Maiduguri, Borno State 3
- University of Maiduguri, Borno State 109
- University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State 270
- University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt , River State 6
- University of Port-Harcourt, Rivers State 178
- University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State 209
- Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, Sokoto State 245