Comparative Analysis Of The Estimated Amount Of Money Spent On Political Campaign By Gender (A Case Study Of Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture, Umudike):- Nzekwe Temple C.

ABSTRACT

Politics as we know is a part and parcel of every human being. Tncugh some claim not to be politicians but yet nobody is apolitical as there is a steady increase to be at the top and the medium through which one can follow is bent to politics, which often have some economic involvements. In this research, we compared the estimated amount of money spent on political campaign by gender in the Student Union Government (SUG), using Michael Okpara university of Agriculture, Umudike as the case study. We experienced some factors that played a very significant role on the political financing in the institution, such as: Incumbency, Partisanship and Cultural beliefs of a people. The political campaign finance was analyzed using Z-test statistical technique to compare the mean difference on estimated campaign finance. The Z-test assumptions were stated, tested and justified. The results obtained from this research suggest that there is a significant gender difference in the amount of money spent on political campaign.