Influence of Information Source on Political Participation in the 2015 Nigerian Presidential Election
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2022-09
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Global Vision University Journal of Management and Social Sciences
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The researcher examined the relationship between information sources and political participation of undergraduates of Redeemer’s University in the 2015 Nigerian presidential election. The researcher employed the survey research design using self-administered questionnaire as the research instrument. The findings of the study revealed that, although, undergraduates of Redeemer’s University sourced information about the 2015 presidential election through both traditional and social media platforms, the majority sourced political information through traditional media platforms. Also, the findings showed that both traditional and social media influenced political participation, but traditional media had a more significant influence on political participation than social media. The researcher concluded that traditional media as information sources significantly influenced political participation during the 2015 Nigerian presidential election.
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