INECs House to House PVC Distribution Policy in Nigeria: Issues and Way Forward

Abstract

Although Nigeria has favourable ranking in the support of democracy amongst other African nations, support for democracy in Nigeria based on survey conducted within 1999 to 2015 shows that the support declined from 80.9% to 65%. Within 2015 to 2018 however, support for democracy in Nigeria increased from 65% to 69.1%, according to Afrobarometer. While the support for support democracy in Nigeria is on the rise, available data on the total number of PVCs collected and yet to be collected shows that Nigerians are yet to match intent with action. Studies published by the OECD and the UN have shown that there is a link between inclusive/ participatory governance and sustainable economic development. This implies that increased citizen’s participation in the nation’s democratic process remains vital in order to better lives of the country’s citizens and to achieve the SDGs.