In an effort to ensure that the president serves with a national mandate, Nigeria's constitution requires that the winning presidential candidate obtain both an overall majority of votes and at least 25% of the ballot cast votes in at least two third of the states. So, based on Dahl's theory of polyarchy, the selection of president in Nigeria is definitely done in a very inclusive and competitive way where the presidential candidate really needs to be favored by the majority in order to come to power. ... (O'Neil (2010) Page 549) This again gives rise to inclusiveness as Nigeria...

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