Alternative Electoral Dispute Resolution Mechanism’ as a Panacea to Protracted Election Disputes

Abstract

The peculiarity of Nigeria’s electoral disputes stems from the pandemic and endemic social malaise ranging from ethnicism, corruption and thuggery,3 while the notoriety arises from the public involvement and interest in elections and their outcome. As opposed to other legal disputes, the public are not only interested in the outcome of election petitions; they predict the decisions of the courts and tribunals particularly when they participated in the electoral process.