The presidential election in Senegal which returned Bassirou Diomaye Faye as the winner has again beamed the spotlight on Nigeria's democracy. 

With its various uniqueness, the voting process was also not characterized by the irregularities usually witnessed in Nigerian elections. 

As keen observers watch the relative success  smaller African countries like Senegal are making of their own democracy, one wonders what the big brother and giant of Africa, Nigeria is doing about its own democracy.

Here, we discuss how Nigeria can break the cycle of electoral irregularities and begin to foster a more transparent and inclusive democratic process?