ABSTRACT
Failure to follow the ethics of a good spiritual
electoral process is usually the result of poor leadership, followers,
disunity, and division. The purpose of this research was to look into the
factors that contribute to an effective electoral process in the North-East
Nigeria Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. A self-created
questionnaire and interview were used to collect data. Percentages, means,
standard deviations, and stepwise regression analyses are among the data analysis
tools available. To collect quantitative and qualitative data, the study used a
cross-sectional design, specifically a causal design. The study sample
consisted of 76 delegates from the North East Nigeria Conference, according to
the findings. It was discovered that deficiencies in organizational culture,
organizational politics, ethnicity, geopolitical affiliation, leadership
influence, transparency, spirituality, and competence were factors. Transparency, spirituality, and competence were also revealed to be
prerequisites during the constituency process (elections). It was suggested
that the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church reconsider
changing the chairmanship of the nominating committee in order to address the
factors responsible for non-compliance with the ethics of an effective
electoral process. The selection of church administrative officers in the
twenty-first century should be based on competence, spirituality, experience,
and educational qualifications. Finally, conference and
union officeholders should be limited to no more than two consecutive terms.