Since Nigeria’s return to civil rule in 1999, the country has continuously developed its electoral reform to empower its democracy. Through these times, Nigeria has experienced a series of electoral reforms aimed at addressing systemic weaknesses, irregularities, and challenges that have historically marred the electoral process stemming from institutional and/or stakeholder challenges. In 2007, the Yar Adua Government set up the first electoral reforms committee chaired by Justice Mohammed Uwais to look into the 2007 elections and suggest changes to strengthen the nation’s electoral system. The committee sent in its findings on December 11, 2008, having received memoranda from several citizens and organizations, had public hearings across the nation, and commissioned research that helped shape its conclusions.
