Strengthening Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria: Citizen Engagement, Participatory Governance, and Institutional Trust
Vol. 2, Issue 28 December 23-29, 2025 Executive Summary Nigeria’s democratic consolidation is constrained by weak citizen engagement and declining trust in formal channels, producing low electoral legitimacy, policy capture, and social unrest. Voter participation fell to a post-1999 low in the 2023 general elections (26.7 per cent turnout), undermining representation and the strength of […]