FLAWED PARTY PRIMARIES AND THE CHALLENGES OF ELECTORAL CREDIBILITY IN NIGERIA: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS
Fidelis C. Nnaji Department of Political Science, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria Email: fidelis.nnaji@ebsu.edu.ng; 07033432263 Abstract The recurrent issues of flawed party primaries and controversial party candidature in Nigeria’s contemporary political milieu are antithetical to democratization. This paper sets out to examine the critical interplay between party primaries, intra-party conflict and quest for credible elections…