Publication
Dec 2010
This report offers a brief overview of electoral violence in Nigeria, examines Nigeria's prospects for a nonviolent political transition in 2011, and concludes with recommendations for a safer, more secure polling season. With Nigeria's 2011 election cycle well within view, the country's political elites remain locked in a tense succession negotiation after the midterm death of President Umaru Yar'Adua. In this already-troubled election season, Nigeria's history of electoral violence raises significant additional concerns about the possibility of hostilities.
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Author | Ebere Onwudiwe, Chloe Berwind-Dart |
Series | USIP Special Reports |
Issue | 263 |
Publisher | United States Institute of Peace (USIP) |
Copyright | © 2010 United States Institute of Peace (USIP) |