Election enable voters to select leaders and to hold them accountable for their performance in office. Yet in new democracies where a large number of voters are poor, their political participation could could be effectively exchanged (bought) for favors. Using Nigeria or any third world country in Africa of your choice as a case study, analyze the political effects of electoral corruption in third world democracies by examining the emergence and consolidation of political machines, organizations that provide social services and jobs in exchange for votes.