Nigeria’s North East geo-political zone has six States comprising Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe. In this Third-Year Appraisal of the Ninth National Assembly, we examine the performance of the federal lawmakers from the North East since 2019.
The zone has 18 Senators and 48 Members in the House of Representatives representing these six states, respectively.
SENATE SCORECARD
In the period under review, the performance of the North East Senators in terms of bill sponsorship in the third year of the 9th National Assembly varied. The lawmakers however, sponsored a total of 78 bills, constituting 7.73% of the 1,009 Senate bills sponsored since 2019.
STATE-BY-STATE CONTRIBUTIONS
The performance analysis of the States in terms of bills sponsorship is revealed in the table below:
| STATE | TOTAL BILLS TALLY (OF LAWMAKERS FROM THE ZONE) |
% OF TOTAL SENATE BILLS SINCE 2019 [1,009] |
| Borno | 25 bills | 2.5% |
| Adamawa | 22 bills | 2.2% |
| Taraba | 14 bills | 1.4% |
| Gombe | 9 bills | 0.9% |
| Bauchi | 5 bills | 0.5% |
| Yobe | 3 bills | 0.3% |
SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF SENATORS FROM THE ZONE
PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
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- Senator Ahmad Lawan (APC, Yobe North), President of the Senate who sponsored zero bills
- Senator Isa Shuaibu Lau (PDP, Taraba North), Deputy Senate Minority Leader who has sponsored two bills in the last three years.
READ ALSO: Principal Officers sponsored 10% of total Senate Bills | National Assembly Scorecard
FEMALE LAWMAKERS
Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed (APC, Adamawa Central) is the only female Senator from the zone and has sponsored 11 bills since 2019.
READ ALSO: Female Senators sponsored 10.6% of total Senate Bills | National Assembly Scorecard
EX-GOVERNORS
- Senator Kashim Shettima (APC, Borno Central) with ten bills.
- Senator Danjuma Goje (APC, Gombe Central) who has four bills in his name.
- Senator Ibrahim Gaidam (APC, Yobe East) trailed behind with two bills to his credit.
READ ALSO: Fact File: Performance Scorecards of Ex-Governors at the 9th Assembly
BILLS PRODUCTIVITY (NORTH EAST SENATE CAUCUS)
The leading Senator in this category is:
- Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed, the only female Senator from the zone and lawmaker representing Adamawa Central, has 11 bills to her credit since 2019. Out of which one has received presidential assent, five have been passed for concurrence, while others are at different stages of legislative consideration.
She is currently the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State for the March 11 2023 election.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SCORECARD
Like their counterparts in the Senate, the lawmakers in the House of Representatives from the North East geo-political zone also recorded varied performance in terms of bills sponsorship. They accounted for 203 bills which constitute 10.26% of the total of 1,979 bills sponsored by lawmakers in the green chamber.
STATE-BY-STATE CONTRIBUTIONS
In the period under review, the performance analysis of the States in terms of bills sponsorship is revealed in the table below:
| STATE | TOTAL BILLS TALLY (OF LAWMAKERS FROM THE ZONE) |
% OF TOTAL HOUSE BILLS SINCE 2019 [1,979] |
| Borno | 67 bills | 3.39% |
| Bauchi | 40 bills | 2.03% |
| Gombe | 39 bills | 1.97% |
| Adamawa | 32 bills | 1.62% |
| Taraba | 21 bills | 1.06% |
| Yobe | 4 bills | 0.2% |
SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF SENATORS FROM THE ZONE
PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
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- Rep. Mohammed Tahir Monguno (APC, Borno), Chief Whip of the House of Representatives with 52 bills standing in his name.
FEMALE LAWMAKERS
- Rep Aishatu Jibrin Dukku (APC, Gombe) with ten bills since 2019.
- Rep. Zainab Gimba (APC, Borno) with three bills and
- Rep Khadijah Bukar Abba Ibrahim (APC, Yobe) with just one bill in the last three years.
RANKING LAWMAKERS
Serving his 4th term in the Green Chamber, Rep. Muktar Betara Aliyu (APC, Borno) did not sponsor a bill for three years.
