On this episode of our Fact File, we commence a series on the Performance Scorecards of the Ninth National Assembly recently released by OrderPaper Nigeria as a Third-Year Appraisal of the lawmakers across various categories.
In this part, the focus is on Ex-Governors at the Senate and how well they’ve performed in terms of Bills Sponsorship in the last three years.
BACKGROUND
- A total of 16 ex-governors were elected to the 9th Assembly as Senators in 2019, constituting 17.44% of the total number of lawmakers in the chamber.
- Seven were governors elected as Senators for the first time, while ten had previously been in the Red Chamber.Governors elected to the Senate [Pre-2019]
- Theodore Orji (Abia Central) PDP
- Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia North) APC
- Chimaroke Nnamani (Enugu East) PDP
- Danjuma Goje (Gombe Central) APC
- Sam Egwu (Ebonyi North) PDP
- Kabiru Gaya (Kano South) APC
- Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central) PDP
- Abdullahi Adamu (Nasarawa West) APC
- Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto North) APC
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Governors elected to the Senate in 2019
- Gabriel Suswam (Benue North East) PDP
- Kashim Shettima (Borno Central) PDP
- Ibrahim Geidam (Yobe South) APC
- Rochas Okorocha (Imo West) APC
- Ibrahim Shekarau (Kano Central) APC
- Tanko Al-Makura (Nasarawa North) APC
- Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun Central) APC
THIRD-YEAR PERFORMANCE SCORECARDS (2019 – 2022)
YEAR-ON-YEAR PERFORMANCE (2021 – 2022)
EX-GOVERNORS | BILLS TALLY (MIDTERM) | BILLS TALLY (THIRD YEAR) |
Theodore Orji (Abia Central) APC |
7 | 10 |
Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia North) PDP |
4 | 25 |
Gabriel Suswam (Benue North East) PDP |
7 | 7 |
Kashim Shettima (Borno Central) APC |
7 | 10 |
Sam Egwu (Ebonyi North) PDP |
6 | 7 |
Chimaroke Nnamani (Enugu East) PDP |
1 | 1 |
Danjuma Goje (Gombe Central) APC |
2 | 4 |
Rochas Okorocha (Imo West) APC |
7 | 15 |
Ibrahim Shekarau (Kano Central) PDP |
0 | 0 |
Kabiru Gaya (Kano South) APC |
3 | 3 |
Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central) PDP |
2 | 3 |
Tanko Al-Makura (Nasarawa North) APC |
6 | 6 |
Abdullahi Adamu (Nasarawa West) APC |
7 | Resigned [12th April 2022] |
Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun Central) APC |
15 | 24 |
Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto North) APC |
6 | 6 |
Ibrahim Geidam (Yobe South) APC |
2 | 2 |
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