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Social Media, Political Participation and the Emergence of General Muhammed Buhari as President in Nigeria

Authors: ALAO David , & Ogunwemimo Oluwafisayo

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Journal Of International Politics And Development (jipad)

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Abstract

With the emergence of General Muhammed Buhari as the
president of Nigeria in the April 11, 2015 polls in Nigeria, this
paper is motivated to examine the role of social media in
political participation in Nigeria. As at April 2015,
81,892,840 Nigerians were connected to the Internet which
facilitated the use of social media. The paper relied on
secondary data sources that included the Twitter and
Facebook accounts of then incumbent President Jonathan and
General Buhari that were monitored from December 2014 to
March 2015. The analysis was descriptive and the study
found that social media was an acceptable platform for
political participation. In addition, social media contributed
significantly to the emergence of General Buhari as the
president though the analysis on social media was a function
of the political leanings of the analysts. The paper concluded
that social media is an indispensable platform for political
participation and a significant determinant of electoral
success. It recommended that political parties should engage
the services of committed experts that share their philosophy
to handle social media platforms rather than persons without
the requisite expertise. In addition, focused issues should be
generated by political parties on social media in order to translate to political gains rather than focusing on attacks on
personalities while recruiting advocates.

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ALAO,D. Ogunwemimo,O. . (2016). Social Media, Political Participation and the Emergence of General Muhammed Buhari as President in Nigeria, 14 (), 141-141.

ALAO,D. Ogunwemimo,O. . "Social Media, Political Participation and the Emergence of General Muhammed Buhari as President in Nigeria" 14, no (), (2016): 141-141.

ALAO,D. and Ogunwemimo,O. and . (2016). Social Media, Political Participation and the Emergence of General Muhammed Buhari as President in Nigeria, 14 (), pp141-141.

ALAOD, OgunwemimoO, . Social Media, Political Participation and the Emergence of General Muhammed Buhari as President in Nigeria. 2016, 14 ():141-141.

ALAO,David , and Ogunwemimo,Oluwafisayo . "Social Media, Political Participation and the Emergence of General Muhammed Buhari as President in Nigeria", 14 . (2016) : 141-141.

A.David & O.Oluwafisayo , "Social Media, Political Participation and the Emergence of General Muhammed Buhari as President in Nigeria" vol.14, no., pp. 141-141, 2016.

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