Abstract: The objective of the study was investigate voters’ perceptions of vote buying in the 2022 Osun State Gubernatorial Election: study of voters in Iree and Ada. The study was anchored by Social Exchange Theory. A survey research method was adopted while questionnaire was used to elicit responses from the respondents. A descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage) was used with the aid of tables to analyzed the data collected. Findings show that majority of the respondents (93.6%) claimed that respondents were aware of vote selling and vote buying in Nigeria elections to a high extent. Most of the respondents (79.7%) pointed out that they have at a point sell their vote. Therefore, many of respondents (52.3%) sell their vote due to financial need. Also, most of the respondents (79.7%) pointed out that there, is no gender differences in vote selling among voters in Nigeria. Similarly, most of the respondents (66.6%) agreed that there, is no age differences in vote selling among voters in Nigeria. Therefore, larger numbers of the respondents (56.8%) the common vote buying incentive usually offer during election s money. The study recommended that in order to successfully stop election fraud, including vote buying, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) should build a strategic cooperation framework for effective monitoring of political parties’ campaign money while the media and civil society organizations must step up their voters education and information campaigns about the drawbacks of vote selling, particularly how it drives up election costs, encourages political corruption, and threatens good governance.

Keywords: Voters’ Perceptions, Vote Buying, 2022 Osun State Gubernatorial Election, Voters in Iree and Ada

Keywords: Vote Buying

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page                                                                                                                    i

Certification                                                                                                                ii

Dedication                                                                                                                   iii

Acknowledgement                                                                                                      iv

Table of Contents                                                                                                       vi

Abstract                                                                                                                       vii

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

• Background to the Study________________________________________1

1.2       Statement of the Problem _______________________________________3

1.3       Objectives of the Study_________________________________________4

1.4       Research Questions____________________________________________4

1.5       Significance of the Study________________________________________5

1.6       Scope of the Study____________________________________________6

1.7       Operational Definition of Terms _________________________________6

            References

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.0       Introduction_________________________________________________8

2.1       Conceptual Review___________________________________________20

2.2       Empirical Studies____________________________________________25          

2.3       Theoretical Framework_______________________________________25

            References

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.0       Introduction________________________________________________33

3.1       Research Design____________________________________________33

3.2       Research Method___________________________________________33

3.3       Study Population_____________________________________________34

3.4       Sample Size ________________________________________________34

3.5       Sampling Technique _________________________________________34

3.6       Instrument for Data Collection__________________________________35

3.7       Validity and Reliability of Research Instrument­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_____________________35

3.8       Data Collection Process________________________________________36

3.9       Method of Data Analysis_______________________________________36

3.10     Ethical Consideration__________________________________________37

            References

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS

            Introduction _________________________________________________39

4.1       Data Analysis ________________________________________________39

4.2       Discussion of Findings_________________________________________48

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATIONS AND LIMITATIONS

            Introduction________________________________________________50

5.1       Summary__________________________________________________50

5.2.      Conclusions ________________________________________________51

5.3       Recommendations ___________________________________________52

5.4       Limitations to the Study_______________________________________54                      

           References

           Appendix

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