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10TH NASS REPORT CARD: Former Plateau governor, ex-deputy speaker have no bills in one year 

Eleven Plateau lawmakers rake 31 bills as the former governor of the state as well as ex-Reps deputy speaker, recorded zero bill Aside from the functions of oversight and representation the most critical duty of the legislature and legislators is law-making which is required for the good governance and well-being of citizens.  While members of the 10th Senate and House of Representatives processed a total number of 1,650 bills within the first year, lawmakers representing...

10TH NASS REPORT CARD: Niger newbie leads as 5 reps fail to sponsor bill

8 Niger lawmakers, including a freshman in the Reps, rake 51 bills as 5 of them recorded zero on the first year report card Aside from oversight and representation, the core function of the legislature is lawmaking for the good governance and well-being of a country’s citizens.  Members of the 10th Senate and House of Representatives processed a total number of 1,650 bills in the first year of the four years tenure. Of this number,...

10TH NASS REPORT CARD: 7 Oyo Reps post zero bill in one year 

Seven out of seventeen Oyo lawmakers failed to sponsor a bill as fourteen Reps and three senators had 26 bills in the first year of the NASS   Aside from oversight and representation, the core function of the legislature is lawmaking for the good governance and well-being of citizens.  Members of the 10th Senate and House of Representatives processed a total number of 1,650 bills in one year. Out of which, lawmakers representing Oyo state account...

10TH NASS REPORT CARD: 3 newbies from Ondo fail to sponsor bill

12 Ondo lawmakers sponsored 24 bills but three newbies from the state scored zero on the first year report card of the 10th national assembly Aside from oversight and representation, the core function of the legislature is lawmaking for the good governance and well-being of citizens.  Members of the 10th Senate and House of Representatives processed a total number of 1,650 bills in the first year of the parliament. Of this number, lawmakers representing Ondo...

10TH NASS REPORT CARD: Osun ranking rep rakes 21 bills in one year  

12 Osun lawmakers sponsored 47 bills representing 2.84 percent of the total number from the Senate and House of Representatives Aside from oversight and representation, the core function of a legislator is lawmaking.  Members of the 10th Senate and House of Representatives processed a total number of 1,650 bills in one year. Out of which, lawmakers representing Osun state account for 47 bills representing 2.84 percent of the tally. However, 75 percent of these bills...

10TH NASS REPORT CARD: Ogun lawmakers post high number of stagnant bills

Ogun lawmakers sponsored 54 bills representing 3.3 percent of the total numbers in the Senate and House of Representatives. Most of them are still at the stage of first reading though. The core function of the legislature is lawmaking for the good governance and well-being of citizens aside from oversight and representation.  Members of the 10th Senate and House of Representatives processed a total number of 1,650 bills in one year. Out of which, lawmakers...

10TH NASS REPORT CARD: Ranking senator, newbie rep lead Nasarawa bills tally

The bills performance chart of Nasarawa state lawmakers is led by a ranking senator newbie member of the House of Representatives respectively The primary responsibility of lawmakers is to make laws for the good governance of the people aside from oversight and representation. Out of a total number of 1,650 bills sponsored in the 10th National Assembly in one year, eight lawmakers representing Nasarawa state account for 32 bills only. However, 90 percent of these...

10TH NASS REPORT CARD: Former Zamfara gov, 3 others fail to sponsor bills

Zamfara lawmakers sponsored 47 bills representing a mere 2.84 percent of the total number in both the Senate and House of Representatives in one year. Out of a total number of 1,650 bills sponsored in the 10th National Assembly in one year, 10 lawmakers from Zamfara state account for 47 bills. A majority of these bills have witnessed very slow progression with many of them staying just on the first reading stage. According to OrderPaper’s...

10th NASS REPORT CARD: Poor performance as Abuja reps record zero bill

Two members of the House of Representatives from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja record nil bills as the only senator representing the territory sponsors one in one year. Abuja is representated in the 10th National Assembly by one senator and two members in the House of Representatives, making a total of three. Interesingly, they are all newbies (first termers). Out of a total number of 1,650 bills sponsored in the 10th National Assembly in...

ANALYSIS: The national assembly and anti-people legislations

Despite being the arm of government invested with powers to protect the interests of citizens, the national assembly appears to be keen more compromise and connivance with the executive raising concerns of an abandoned Nigerian populace.  Since the return of democracy in 1999 after long years of military rule, Nigerians longed for stability, progress and good governance that resonated with their hopes and aspirations. However, that has not been exactly the case thereby giving room...

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