A synthesis of the role of media reports and elections in Nigerian democracy Item Type Article Authors Oboh, Godwin Ehiarekhian; Hudson, Robert Charles Publisher Faculty of Social Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. Journal Journal of Social and Management Sciences Download date 02/10/2021 04:53:29 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10545/250471 A Synthesis of the Role of Media Reports and Elections in Nigerian Democracy By Godwin Ehiarehian Oboh, PhD Researcher in Media Studies, Identity, Conflict and Representation Research Centre, School of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Design and Technology, University of Derby, United Kingdom, and Lecturer, Mass Communication Department, Benson Idahosa University, Benin-City, Nigeria, email:
[email protected]. And Professor Robert Charles Hudson, Director, Identity, Conflict and Representation Research Centre, School of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Design and Technology, University of Derby, United Kingdom, email:
[email protected], Tel: +4401332591485 Published by Journal of Social and Management Sciences, 6(2) 2011, pp.59-69, location: Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria (ISSN 15970396) Abstract This paper examines the interplay between the media and the elections in Nigeria, and discusses some of the relevant communication models that could assist the media in effectively reporting future elections in the country. This study has employed a historical approach, and argues that since Nigeria attained its political independence in 1960; conducting free and fair elections has been the major political problem in the country. The paper observed that the June 12 1993 Presidential Elections resulted in a stalemate, while the 2007 Elections were flawed with cases of electoral irregularities.