The Nigerian Transition: Third Time Lucky or More of the Same?

bibliographic database
Line

Periodical article

Title:	The Nigerian Transition: Third Time Lucky or More of the Same?
Author:	Mustapha, Abdul Raufu
Year:	1999
Periodical:	Review of African Political Economy
Volume:	26
Issue:	80
Period:	June
Pages:	277-291
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Nigeria
Subjects:	elections democratization Politics and Government
External links:	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03056249908704386 http://ejournals.ebsco.com/direct.asp?ArticleID=47678DFA63832E6EFE88
Abstract:	Since the military coup of December 1983, Nigeria has had three attempts at 'democratic transition', two of which - led by Babangida and Abacha - failed woefully. This article focuses on the third transitional programme, announced by the Abdusalami junta in July 1998. It deals with the party registration exercise, the local government elections of 5 December 1998, the State gubernatorial and assembly elections of 9 January 1999, the National Assembly elections of 20 February 1999, and the presidential elections of 27 February. It outlines a number of flaws in the elections and argues that the military will continue to influence Nigerian politics in a major way in the near future.