INTRODUCTION:i. Nigeria and its past electionsIn its quest for a democratic state where elections are conducted on the basis of the credibility of electoral candidates, Nigeria is eager to regain its stability and regain its place among African nations. Nigeria has a bicameral legislature comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate Chamber. Presidential and gubernatorial elections are held every four years. A study of past elections conducted in the country showed that there have never been free and fair elections in Nigeria, except for the June 12, 1993 elections, in which MKO Abiola won. In fact, the June 12 election is worth appreciating because while it was obvious that Abiola would emerge victorious in this election, his opponent, Bashir Tofa, sent him congratulatory messages. This has never happened in today's Nigeria, but our political system and elections are characterized by violence, nepotism, brutality, religious intolerance and electoral fraud. 2011 General Elections Even though Nigeria's last presidential election was believed to be transparent, it is very important to take into consideration the many lives of citizens of this great country that were lost, the frauds, the kidnappings, the acts of violence, underage voting and all kinds of electoral violence that took place during the last presidential election in Nigeria. The question is, despite all these constructive disenfranchisements, were the elections really free and fair? Was it credible? Can it be comparable to international standards? Of course, it was clear that the election was not worthy of becoming an advertisement for electoral improvement and therefore should not be seen as... middle of paper ......, the CENI must be effective during the conduct of elections, there equal support should be given to every candidate in the elections and adequate security should be ensured. However, it is absolutely correct to say that the 2011 elections were better than previous violent elections, but they do not deserve to serve as a perfect advertisement for other countries to follow. Therefore, it can never be described as free and fair. WORK CITED[1] Abati, Reuben. Carrefour: what I saw on election day. The Guardian. April 10, 2011: 66[2] Africa Confidential. Africa Confidential. August 6, 2010. http://Web.Ebscohost.Com/Ehost/Pdfviewer/ October 27, 2011.[3] Audu, Saka Raji. Problems in the 2003 General Elections. Kano: Spra, 2003.Print.[4] Safra, Jacob E. and Jorge Aguilar Cauz. The new encyclopedia. British. Flight. 29. Chicago: Encyclopedia, 2011. Print.