The Media and the Changing Nature of Voters’ Perticipation in Nigeria

Summary

The goal of this study is to better understand how voter apathy has changed in Nigeria in relation to the role played by the media during the presidential election in 2015. Elections in democracies play a crucial role in ensuring that the people's will is represented, as was noted in the first chapter. This helped to ensure the political system's legitimacy. The fact that there is concurrent global evidence of political apathy—a lack of psychological interest in public events, an emotional distance from civic duties, and a lack of political engagement—is concerning.