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10TH NASS: Senator-elect kicks against zoning and external interference in electing Presiding Officers

As the race for leadership of the 10th Assembly heats up, Kano South Senatorial District Senator-elect has cautioned the APC of its zoning plan, stressing that sacrosanct provisions guiding the election processes of selecting Presiding Officers must not be tampered with.  READ ALSO: 9th NASS: OrderPaper inducts five lawmakers into MVP Hall of Fame Suleiman Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila As Lawmakers continue to jostle for positions as Presiding Officers in the 10th National Assembly, Senator-Elect, Suleiman...

OrderPaper rewards 18 NASS Members for valuable contributions in lawmaking

Appraising the core duty of lawmaking, OrderPaper rewards eighteen performing members of outgoing Ninth National Assembly for making it to the Semifinals of the country’s first-ever Most Valuable Parliamentarian Hall of Fame   READ ALSO: OrderPaper hosts Night of Glamour in honour of performing NASS members     Eighteen members of the outgoing Ninth National Assembly have received Certificates of Recognition for their valuable contributions in the core legislative function of lawmaking over the last...

9th NASS: OrderPaper inducts five lawmakers into MVP Hall of Fame

The inductees who emerged as finalists after a rigorous selection process overseen by an MVP Panel of Experts (MPEs), which started with the nomination of fifty-five federal lawmakers as of midterm (June 2022) of the Ninth National Assembly were presented with plaques at a well-attended ceremony     READ ALSO: OrderPaper hosts Night of Glamour in honour of performing NASS members       As the tenure of the Ninth National Assembly slowly grinds to...

OrderPaper hosts Night of Glamour in honour of performing NASS members

Nigeria’s foremost independent parliamentary monitoring organisation, OrderPaper hosts twenty-three performing members of the outgoing Ninth National Assembly at Night of Glamour, inducts five federal lawmakers into country’s first-ever Most Valuable Parliamentarian Hall of Fame   READ ALSO: OrderPaper rewards 18 NASS Members for valuable contributions in lawmaking     The much anticipated ‘Night of Glamour’ heralding the induction of the best-performing lawmakers in the 469-member Ninth National Assembly into Nigeria’s first-ever Most Valuable Parliamentarian Hall...

Oke Epia: The Ninth National Assembly and the Buhari Years

Oke Epia is the Founder of OrderPaper, Nigeria’s foremost independent parliamentary monitoring organisation and policy think tank that bridges the gap between people and parliament.       An assessment of the Buhari presidency and the national assembly must necessarily be viewed from two lenses. One is the character and personality of the president himself. The other is the bifurcated fractious power play co-located within the presidency itself and the outlying centrifugal forces battling for...

OGP: Minister of State, FRC felicitates OrderPaper’s Executive Director, Oke Epia

Outgoing Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Ikanade Agba, Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) felicitates Executive Director of OrderPaper, Oke Epia on his inauguration as a member of the National Steering Committee (NSC) of the Open Government Partnership (OGP)       The outgoing Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Ikanade Agba, has congratulated the Executive Director of OrderPaper, Oke Epia, on his inauguration as a member of the National Steering...

May 25: Why politics matters for Africa’s development

In commemoration of Africa’s Day 2023, former World Bank Vice-President for Africa, Oby Ezekwesili et al examines state of development on the continent and the important role of politics   By Obiageli Ezekwesili, Alioune Badara Fall, Adama Gaye   Sixty years ago, this day, May 25, Africa led the world in creating the first-ever pan-continental political body with the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). It was in 1963 when 30 leaders of...

MVP Hall of Fame: Na’Ábba endorses initiative as Saraki headlines guest list 

OrderPaper to unveil ‘Best of the Best Legislators’ in Ninth National Assembly at Night of Glamour in Abuja. Deserving finalists to be inducted into Most Valuable Parliamentarian (MVPs) Hall of Fame    READ ALSO: #FixPolitics: “MVP Hall of Fame will compel healthy rivalry among lawmakers”       President of the Senate in the 8th Assembly, Senator Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the 4th House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ghali Na’Ábba have associated with the...

“Why we are instituting the MVP Hall of Fame” – Oke Epia

“Many are called, but few are chosen” has come to be recognised as the unofficial tagline for the MVP Hall of Fame. Find out the story behind the historic move in this chat with the Founder of OrderPaper.   DOWNLOAD: The MVP Hall of Fame Publication (Semifinal Edition)     In a bid to strengthen legislative accountability and promote improved service delivery in the National Assembly, OrderPaper has been tracking lawmakers’ performance in both chambers...

#FixPolitics: “MVP Hall of Fame will compel healthy rivalry among lawmakers”

Most Valuable Parliamentarian (MVP) Hall of Fame initiative receives endorsement of  #FixPolitics. Group praises project as an entirely data-driven, objective initiative that is impervious to any external or internal influence.   READ ALSO: MVP Hall of Fame: No Fewer than 20 NASS Members make Semifinal shortlist   Ahead of the induction of successful finalists into the Most Valuable Parliamentarian (MVP) Hall of Fame, the initiative has been described as one that will bring immense value...