A State-by-State Performance Scorecard of sitting lawmakers in their third year at the National Assembly, in alphabetical order
In keeping with its tradition, Nigeria’s premier/pre-eminent legislative and policy think-tank, OrderPaper Nigeria and its partners recently unveiled its signature, Annual Appraisals of the National Assembly, at a public ceremony held at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja.
Taking it a notch higher, the organisation as part of its commitment to bridging the gap between citizens and parliament, released this year’s edition as an Annual Report titled ‘Independent Performace Appraisals of the Ninth National Assembly of the Federal Republic (Bills Edition) – Third Session.’
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This initiative is also in furtherance of OrderPaper’s implementation of the VOTER (Validating the Office of The Electorate on Representation) Project undertaken with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE) Project by Palladium.
The Appraisal impacts 469 legislators, nearly 3,000 bills (1,979 HoR and 1,009 Senate), 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as well as the Executive arm of Government at the Federal Level between June 2019 and May 2022. It is thus beneficial in the institutionalisation of legislative accountability, as well as citizen participation in the institution of parliament so that citizens can see what their lawmakers are doing.
Being an election year, we collated a State-by-State Performance Scorecard of the 469 sitting lawmakers in alphabetical order. Click on any of the under-listed links to access the scorecard of each state:
1 Abia State: Abia Reps; Kalu, Abonta, Onyejeocha, sponsored 35 bills or more
2 Adamawa State: Aishatu Binani leads ten Others in Adamawa National Assembly Scorecard
3 Akwa Ibom State: Onofiok Luke sponsored 28% of bills by Akwa Ibom lawmakers
4 Anambra State: Five Anambra lawmakers sponsored 18 bills or more
5 Bauchi State: Four Bauchi lawmakers failed to sponsor any bill
6 Bayelsa State: Ex-Governor Dickson sponsored one bill in two years
7 Benue State: Senator Moro leads Benue delegation in Bills Chart
8 Borno State: Rep Monguno leads Borno Bills Chart with 53 Bills
9 Cross River State: Gershom Bassey sponsored 42% of bills by Cross River lawmakers
10 Delta State: 6th-term Rep, Nicholas Mutu sponsored 3 bills in Delta’s National Assembly Scorecard
11 Ebonyi State: Ex-Governor Egwu sponsors 7 bills, ranks 4th in Ebonyi Bills Tally
12 Edo State: Rep Sergius Ogun sponsored 35% of Bills by Edo lawmakers
13 Ekiti State: 89% of Ekiti lawmakers sponsored six bills or more
14 Enugu State: Ex-Enugu Governor, Chimaroke Nnamani sponsored one bill in three years
15 FCT: FCT lawmakers sponsored 12 bills in three years
16 Gombe State: Nine Gombe lawmakers sponsored at least two bills each
17 Imo State: Okorocha, Rep Obi sponsored 15 bills or more in Imo National Assembly Scorecard
18 Jigawa State: 36% of Jigawa federal lawmakers sponsored zero bills
19 Kaduna State: Kaduna Rep, Abbas sponsored 74 bills in three years
20 Kano State: 14 of 27 Kano lawmakers failed to sponsor any bill
21 Katsina State: Eighteen Katsina lawmakers sponsored 39 bills in three years
22 Kebbi State: Eleven Kebbi lawmakers sponsored 31 bills in three years
23 Kogi State: Senator Adeyemi sponsored 22% of bills by Kogi lawmakers
24 Kwara State: Senators Sadiq, Oloriegbe lead seven others in Kwara Bills Tally
25 Lagos State: Gbajabiamila leads 26 Lagos lawmakers with 23 bills
26 Nasarawa State: Rep. Gbefwi leads seven others in Nasarawa Bills Chart
27 Niger State: First-term Senator leads Niger lawmakers with 38 bills
28 Ogun State: With 24 bills, Ex-Governor Amosun leads 11 Ogun lawmakers
29 Ondo State: Senator Akinyelure outshines eleven others in Ondo National Assembly Scorecard
30 Osun State: Rep. Oke sponsored 29% of Bills by Osun lawmakers
31 Oyo State: Senator Buhari tops 16 Others in Oyo Bills Tally
32 Plateau State: Reps Bagos, Mwadkwon, Gagdi, Deputy Speaker atop Plateau National Assembly Scorecard
33 Rivers State: Betty Apiafi leads Rivers Senators in bill sponsorship
34 Sokoto State: Six of 14 Sokoto lawmakers sponsored zero bills in National Assembly Scorecard
35 Taraba State: Kwenum, Bwacha lead Taraba lawmakers in Bills Chart
36 Yobe State: Senate President, Lawan sponsored zero bills in three years
37 Zamfara State: Five of 10 Zamfara federal lawmakers sponsored zero bills
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Editor’s Note:
OrderPaper’s appraisal of lawmakers in the core areas of lawmaking is without prejudice to the lawmaker’s performance in the areas of oversight and representation.
Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq
Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq is a journalist, thought leader and political analyst with keen interest in governance and Nigerian history and politics
