Sixty Years Long March Towards Democracy is the book on general elections conducted in Nigeria between 1951 and 201. It is a chronicle of events that characterised the organisation, and supervision of general elections that had been conducted twelve times t irregular intervals 1951, 1954, 1959, 1964, 1974, 1983, 1991/93, 19197, 1998/99, 2003, 2007 and 2011. The first four elections were conducted under the parliamentary systems of government while the rest were conducted under presidential system of government. The author participated as an Electoral Officer of Kontagora Federal Constituency in 1959 and as Chief Electoral Officer of the Federation of Nigeria, and Executive Secretary of Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) during the 1979 General Election but exercise his civic right as a voter at other elections.
The book records the activities that occurred during these elections especially the 1959 and 1979 election during which the author played prominent roles. For other elections various sources and the author’s reminiscences provided material for writing the book which is a compendium of Nigeria electoral process for the sixty years. The book is recommended to academicians, scholars and the general reading public who may wish to learn about these electoral process and their aftermath.
 

Table of Contents
1. 1951 – 54 Elections ...................................................................p. 1
2. 1959 Federal Elections ...............................................................P. 5
3. 1964 General Elections .............................................................P. 17
4. 1979 General Elections ..............................................................P. 25
5. Screening of Candidates ............................................................P. 33
6. Logistics of the Elections ............................................................P. 51
7. Personnel Organisation ..............................................................P. 57
8. Public Enlightenment .................................................................P. 65
9. Polling Day P. 69
10. 1979 Presidential Election: Change of Ballot paper .......................P. 77
11. Two-Thirds of Nineteen States ...................................................P. 81
12. 1983 General Elections .............................................................P. 115
13. Election Rigging ........................................................................p. 121
14. June 12 Presidential Election 1993 ...............................................P. 129
15. The Return of the Military ...........................................................P. 131
16. The 2003 General Elections .........................................................P. 143
17. The 2007 General Election ...........................................................P. 151
18. Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward ............................................P. 165
19. Extracts from Recommendations of Electoral Reform Committee .......P. 171
20A. The 2011 General Elections .........................................................P. 185
20B. Guidelines for Field Operations for the 2011 Elections .....................P. 193
21A. Report of the Registration and Election Review Committee ...............P. 201
21B. Guidelines for the General Elections April 2011 ...............................P. 209
22. Electoral Reforms in Nigeria: Genesis, Problems, Prospects and the way Forward ........................................................................................................P. 229