Dr J. Shola Omotola is a Senior Lecturer in political science at Redeemer’s university, Nigeria. He specialises in comparative African democratisation and election studies, among other interests. Articles by Dr Omotola have been published in leading journals, including African Affairs and Commonwealth and Comparative. He is co-editor of the 2014 books Horror in paradise: Framework for understanding the crises of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria and The legislature and governance in Nigeria.