Nigeria

Question 1

House of Representatives

Answer 1

• 360 members
• apportioned by state population
• SM Districts
• FPP Plurality system
• 4 yr term, fixed, no term limits

Question 2

Senate

Answer 2

-109 members
- Apportioned 3 senators per state (senatorial districts), 1 for the FCT
- FPP Plurality system
- 4 yr term, fixed, no term limits

Question 3

National Assemble Shared Characteristics

Answer 3

Direct election by popular vote

Question 4

General Election Day

Answer 4

Scheduled and fixed - President, VP, all Reps., and all Senators are voted on the same day (ALL HAVE 4 YR TERM!)

Question 5

Voter TURNOUTT

Answer 5

~20-40%

Question 6

Presidential elections in Nigeria are under a _____. A runoff occurs only ______.

Answer 6

Presidential elections in Nigeria are under a MODIFIED TWO PARTY SYSTEM. A runoff occurs only IF NO ONE REACHES THE TWO CRITERIA (ROUND) THRESHOLD.

Question 7

2 Round System (Criteria) for President

Answer 7

1st Round: must win a plurality of the votes (FPP)
2nd Round: secure at least 25% of the vote in 2/3 (24) of Nigeria’s states

Question 8

Nigeria 2015 Election

Answer 8

• 43% voter turnout
• delayed and some violence
• 1st successful transfer of power between parties
• APC over PDP (their first win)
• 1st loss for an incumbent president (4th Republic)

Question 9

Nigeria 2019 Election

Answer 9

• 35% voter turnout
• another delayed and some violence
• win for APC over PDP
• emergence of multiple new parties (small); the electoral commission (INEC) de-registered 74 parties lowering it to 18

Question 10

Nigeria 2023 Election

Answer 10

• 27 % voter turnout
• terrible turnout
• major setbacks for the big two (APC + PDP)
• huge win for Labour possible shift as smaller parties coalesce??

Question 11

All Progressive Congress (APC)

Answer 11

• founded 2013 (merger of 3 parties)
• left/center-left
• popular in North + Southwest (Yoruba, Hausa, and Fulani)
• government regulation of business; socialist; government reform
• 40+ million members

Question 12

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

Answer 12

• founded 1998
• right/center-right
• free market; economic and social conservatism; anti-LGBTQ+

Question 13

Labour Party

Answer 13

• Founded 2002
• formerly party for Social Democracy (PSD)
• left/center-left
• to “promote” and defend social democratic principals and ideals for social justice, progress, and unity

Question 14

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

Answer 14

created to organize, undertake, and supervise all elections to offices in order to ensure a more democratic and fair election process (TRANSPARENCY)