Abstract

The incidence of electoral violence in Nigeria and the involvement of youth, has remained a threat to the survival of Democracy. Given the damaging impact it has on the socioeconomic, cultural, religious, and political lives of the people and its threat to human existence, scholars have continued to explore ways of dealing with the enigma. This study therefore sought to ascertain the extent to which Civic education and voter education are relevant in curbing electoral violence among the youth and the extent of using e-library resources by the youth to access political information. This research effort was driven by the role of education in building character. Two (2) specific purposes and two (2) research questions guided the study. Descriptive survey design was the design of the study. The study participants were 200 University students, 10 Electoral officials/party officials, and 3 librarians, totaling 213. Data for this study was collected using quantitative and qualitative approaches. The quantitative approach was a researchers’ constructed questionnaire while the qualitative approach was an interview schedule. The instruments were validated and found reliable with an index of 0.73. Results of the study indicated that Civic and Voter education are relevant in curbing electoral violence among the youth. Furthermore, it was found that the youth do not utilize e-library resources to source information on political matters. Based on the findings of this study, recommendations were made.