Presidential Elections in Nigeria's Fourth Republic

Babayo Sule is Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of International Relations, Federal University of Kashere Gombe State, Nigeria.Usman Sambo is Associate Professor at the Department of Public Administration, Yobe State University Damaturu, Nigeria.

• 1. Historical Background of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic.- 2. The Nigerian Presidential System.-3. Politics and Presidential Elections.- 4. Political Behaviour and Voting Patterns.- 5. The Electoral Commission, the Conduct of Elections and Party Financing.- 6. Party Politics.- 7. Presidential Powers.- 8. Presidents and Policymaking.- 9. Nigerian Presidential Elections in Comparative Perspective.- 10. The Future of Nigeria’s Democracy.