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Abstract:
This paper advocates the possible introduction of operations research model as a panacea to good electioneering process. In recent time, the reigning rhythm amongst Nigerians is ?one man one vote?. This is becoming more popular on daily basis, more importantly in the camp of opposition leaders who felt they had been cheated in the past. The fact that the crises of election rigging in Nigeria is graduating and assuming a dangerous dimension is no longer news; the incessant election petition tribunals after the 2007 election is an attestation to this fact. Election rigging in Nigeria; its implication on the economy, society psychological feelings, and the fact that the state is assuming a frightening dimension is an attestation to the fact that something urgently must be done. In solving this problem therefore and to ensure that electorate?s votes count, an adoption of scientific methodology (both qualitative and quantitative) approach is required. It is from this perspective therefore, that this study advocate the use of operations research models (Simulation, Queuing and Stochastic) to alleviate the lingering electioneering problems in the country. The recent event, where electorates voted till late in the night is an attestation to the fact that something urgent must be done.

Keywords: operations research models, one man one vote, delineation, ballot, polling units and voting

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