Iyiola Oni(Phd) References CLEEN Foundation(2011). Securing elections in Nigeria: Report of the observation of the conduct of security officials during the 2011 elections Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), pp. 17-20. Jega, Attahiru M.(2012). The electoral process and security sector synergy: A paper delivered to Electronic Imaging and Media Communications(EIMC), participants of Institute for Security Studies(ISS), pp. 6-7. Olurode,'Lai(ed).(2013). Election security in Nigeria: Matters arising, INEC& FES Nigeria, pp. 12-14, 50-52, 91. Oladipo, Olubomehin O.(2012). The Nigerian motor transporters since the 1920s. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science: Vol. 2 No. 12, pp. 230, 234-236. 94 Chapter Six Synopsis of Findings from Focus Group Discussions by Stakeholders As indicated earlier, there are five categories of stakeholders whose perspective during focus group discussions will be presented here. These are the youth wings of the road transport unions, old members of the union, youth wings of political parties, ICCES members present at the workshop and senior INEC officials. Each of the focus group discussed a wide range of issues which included attitude toward election, democratization, participation in the electoral process, security of elections, political aspirations, expectations, consultations and willingness to tolerate election outcomes. What are the attractions to politics the pull and the push factors? 6.1 Youth Wings of Transport Unions: NURTW including Okada Riders Members expressed enthusiasm about Nigeria's political future and willingness to contribute their quota to the continued improvement of the electoral process and were willing to join other stakeholders to do so. Members asked for more political and electoral education as well as sensitization. They expressed satisfaction with the ways in which the unions' businesses were conducted in that they were often consulted and involved as well. In their views, some of the weak points of current political dispensation included the expensive nature of the presidential system of government, godfatherism, corruption, the role of money bags in politics and high level of illiteracy. 95
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