ABSTRACT
The essence of this study is to appraise the
relevance of the print media in the electioneering process in Nigeria. The
survey method was adopted while
120 copies of questionnaires were printed and administered to 120 respondents
selected using purposive sampling method within the three senatorial districts
in Lagos state. The data analysis and interpretations of findings was based on
frequency and percentage method coupled with table. The study revealed that
print media played a unique role in governorship election in Lagos State on
various political matters ranging from how to participate in politics, how to
register during voters; how to cast their votes on election day and what to do
and say after election e. t. c. the research recommends that newspapers should
be free from few influential politicians to avoid turning the paper into tools
of propaganda.
