ABSTRACT.
Although
extant literature agrees
that election violence
are caused by
multilateral factors which include: pervasive
poverty, weak institutionalization of
democratic architectures particularly, political parties,
election management bodies
and the judiciary,
they have not
satisfactorily examined the
effect of hate speech on electoral
violence in Nigeria
especially from 2010
to 2015. This study explores the effect of hate speech on pre, during
and post election violence
in Nigeria. The
study relies on interview
of religious leaders,
youth leaders, traditional
leaders and leaders of
civil society groups
selected from the
six geopolitical zones
in Nigeria. Observation and secondary data supplemented
the data generated from the interview. The
study also used content and discourse analyses.
The study argues that:
hate speeches in
Nigeria are mostly
credited to political leaders
and their ethnic,
regional or religious
based supporters. Again,
political leaders in Nigeria
neglect the provocative
tendencies of hate
speech so long as
it enables them
to capture and retain
political power. More
so, hate speech
has been elevated
to the status
of political campaign strategy
and it accounts
for the escalation
of pre, during
and post election
violence in Nigeria. This
study recommends among others
that speaking out
loudly against hate
speech is no longer
enough. Independent National
Electoral Commission and
other civil society organizations should
identify and prosecute
individuals and organization
that breach relevant laws governing electoral
campaigns and public speech in
Nigeria.
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