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Electoral malpractices

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Term: 3rd Term

Week: 9

Class: Junior Secondary School 2

Age: 13 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:

Subject:      Civic education

Topic:-       Electoral malpractices

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Define “malpractice” and “electoral malpractice”
  2. List and explain the forms of electoral malpractices

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson on election and voter responsibilities

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She defines “malpractice” and “electoral malpractices”

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She lists and explains the forms of electoral malpractices

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

ELECTORAL MALPRACTICES

Malpractice is the act of failing to do professional duty properly or making a mistake while doing it. E.g a police man failing to arrest and prosecute criminals has failed in his responsibilities and this is a malpractice.

Electoral malpractice is the failing of all electoral institutions or bodies to carry out election in the proper or professional ways it is supposed to be done. It is any act that hinders free and fair election. i.e. it is any act of lawlessness that could stop or discourage people to cast their vote freely and sincerely.

 

FORMS OF ELECTORAL MALPRACTICES

Electoral malpractices can come in various forms which are:

  1. Under- age voting – People indulge in this by allowing those who are not adult to vote, those who are below the age of 18.
  2. Multiple registrations of voters by a single individual.
  3. Stealing of electoral materials like ballot boxes, ballot papers, voters register etc.
  4. Thuggery and intimidation – Some people employ tugs to put fear in people’s mind so they can stop them from coming out to vote
  5. Falsification or outright inflation of election results
  6. Bribery and corruption in the form of giving money to electoral officers with the intention to make them change election results.
  7. Financial inducement – Poverty as made many in the country not to have a say. People are ready to vote for politicians who give them money
  8. Fake manifestos – Many contestants present what they know they will not be able to achieve throughout their term.
  9. Keeping of electoral materials into personal custody and not with INEC or SIEC
  10. Fake ballot papers – Ballot papers are to be provided by the electoral body INEC and sometimes parties conspire with electoral officers and use fake ballot papers along with the genuine ones
  11. Manipulation of voters – Illiteracy makes many voters to fall prey to wicked people and politicians who wants to be leaders by all means
  12. Artificial Scarcity – During election some wicked people conspire with electoral officers to create artificial scarcity of electoral materials by hoarding the materials.

EVALUATION:    1.) Define

                             a.) malpractice

                             b.) electoral malpractices

                             2.) List and explain five forms of electoral malpractices

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively