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JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL POLICY (JHSP )

E-ISSN 2545-5729
P-ISSN 2695 2416
VOL. 11 NO. 5 2025
DOI: 10.56201/jhsp.vol.11.no5.2025.pg92.99

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National Peace Committee and Negative Mobilisation of Citizens for Electoral Violence in Nigeria Since 2015

ADELEKE, Gabriel Osuolale

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Abstract

Given the scenario of bad governance, Nigeria’s democracy is beset by electoral violence, leading to wanton loss of lives and property through negative mobilisation of citizens. The consequence has been dastardly to both national integration and political stability of the country. The aim of this paper is to explain the role of political solutions in conflict resolutions especially in deeply divided societies like Nigeria. The National Peace Committee of 2015 was used as a case in point. The methodology is simply historical and counterfactual. The paper revealed that the Nation Peace Committee of 2015 was responsible for post-election peace of 2015. That if not for its interventionist role, tempestuous atmosphere would have also followed 2015 elections and others after it as was the case with 2011 elections. Given is role in the prevention of post-election violence which consequence is unpalatable to nation building, it is suggested that the body be retained in Nigerian politics. For it therefore to play its role well, its members must avoid partisan influence peddling in the corridor of power, among other things.

keywords:

Citizens, Electoral violence, National Peace Committee, Negative mobilisation and Nigeria.

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