1 DEMOCRACY BACKSLIDING IN AFRICA THE 2019 ELECTIONS IN NIGERIA BY MUSA SALIHU IBORI. Ph.D. PAPER PRESENTED AT ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION ON "DEMOCRACY BACKSLIDING IN AFRICA" ORGANIZED BY DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN COLLABORATION WITH ROSA LUXEMBURGE STIFTIUNG, ABUJA NIGERIA ON 14TH APRIL, 2019