EDUCATION FOR UNDERSTANDING AND ADVANCEMENT (EFUA)
A Multidisciplinary Research Journal of the Edo State, College of Education, Multi campus, Edo State, Nigeria.
The Editorial Board of Education for Understanding and Advancement (EFUA), an official multidisciplinary research journal of the Edo State College of Education (MulticampusIgueben, Abudu, and Afuze ), accepts scholarly and original contributions to research in different areas of education. The Editor-in-Chief wishes to state that all views, opinions, stances
and findings in this journal are those of the authors.
Abstract:
The review of social media as a useful tool for the socio-political mobilization of voters in Nigeria’s general election of 2023 was the focus of the study. The use of social media in political
mobilization and communication has increased. Social media, or internet platforms, were heavily utilized to mobilize people for political acts during the Nigerian general election of 2023. The research evaluated social media’s contribution to Nigerian electorates’ sociopolitical mobilization for the general election of 2023. The qualitative as well as quantitative information for
the study were obtained by using the survey research design. To address the important factors that comprise this study, three issues for investigation were developed. To address the
important factors that comprise this study, a total of three research queries were developed. The study sample consisted of Educational For Understanding And Advancement (EFUA) of two hundred (200) respondents from the population of eighty-four thousand two hundred and forty-one. The respondents were asked to reply using a standardized questionnaire. To ascertain the extent of social media’s contribution to Nigerian electorates’ socio-political
mobilization, data were compiled using percentages. Among the conclusions reached by the investigation are: Before and during elections, social media always helps to actively mobilize
and sensitize voters. Social media was also a useful forum for the exchange of ideas and viewpoints, which ultimately determined the course that an election would follow. The
investigation comes to the conclusion that social media was an effective instrument for electorate socio-political mobilization. Among the suggestions made by the study are that social media
should be integrated into additional governmental activities that take place before elections, that public awareness of proper utilization of social media throughout elections ought to
be raised, and that social networking sites should be regularly monitored and regulated to minimize harmful content.
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