F. S. O. Osagha

Elections are integral in any democratic process. It is the process by which leaders are chosen to superintend the affairs of a particular geographic location politically for a defined period of time. In Nigeria however. This all important democratic culture is being threatened by a persistent culture of violence and wide ranging irregularities orchestrated to mastermind a less than whole some. The Nigerian electoral system has been rigged in favour of the rich, the powerful, the ruling party and those with access to state resources. The culture of violence and irregularities is affecting public confidence in the system with many announcing publicly, their aversion to politics and anything that has to do with governance. The people's apathy to politics and anything that has to do with governance. The people's apathy to politics and governance is the reason there are too many mediocre in politics with the attendant lack of vision and productivity. This study took a holistic study of the menace of electoral violence and how it affect voter's turnout. Issues plaguing voter participation in the country were trashed out and examined. Possible remedies were look into with a view to improving

The study examined the role of traditional institutions in the administration of health services in Ugborodo Community, Warri South-West LGA, Delta State. The research adopted sociological method of research utilizing both the primary and secondary sources of data. Five research questions were raised to guide the study. The population of this study consists of traditional leaders in Ugborodo community. The study adopted simple random sampling techniques in selecting the respondents from the Ugborodo community and respondents were chosen randomly from the community to make total of one hundred and fifty respondents. The data collected were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings of the study revealed that health services have saved many lives in the community, medical care and drugs in health centre increase the rate of the people wellbeing. Staff perform well in taking care of patients, health centre have high health management and support for patients by traditional institution. The study concluded that WHO identified health not as the absence of disease but more holistically as a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing