Download or read book The Nigerian National Assembly written by Joseph Yinka Fashagba and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-04-11 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the role of the legislature in the democratic governance of Nigeria. Once one of the foremost political institutions of governance established in the early days of Colonial administration in Nigeria, the legislature has had an inconsistent role since statehood, subject to repeat dissolution at the hands of various military regimes. Focusing on the Nigerian Fourth Republic’s National Assembly (1999-present), this book discusses in detail the ways in which the national assembly has handled each of its major functions, the nature of the relationship between the assembly and the legislature, and the institutional mechanism through which its internal business is facilitated and executed. Furthermore, the chapters examine the level of assertiveness of the legislature, and the degree of importance and weight attached to their contributions to governance in motions, resolutions, and law-making. This book offers a unique look into legislative studies, an area which has been historically overlooked in the research on the Nigerian government, and will be useful to students and researchers in African studies, democracy and state-building and legislative studies.
Download or read book Nigerian Legislature Historical survey of colonial administration in Nigeria before independence written by Timothy Ibikunle Ojo and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nigerian Legislature The Nigerian legisleture its origins organisation processes procedures and practices written by Timothy Ibikunle Ojo and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Legislature in Nigeria s Presidential Democracy of the Fourth Republic written by Omololu Fagbadebo and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-03-20 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates whether legislative institutions, state and national, in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic have been able to harness constitutional powers to impact public policy. Presenting how the Nigerian state has not been able to showcase the expected dividends of presidential democracy since 1999, it analyzes the crisis of governance and its impact on political stability, social cohesion, and the livelihood of citizens. The book further discusses the depreciating infrastructure, corruption, and mismanagement of public resources, and shows how defiant attitudes of public political and bureaucratic officials define the new wave of corruption and profligacy in Nigeria, presenting this development as a result of a weakened legislature. The book displays the necessity of implementing a culture of accountability and discusses oversight mechanisms to make the executive accountable. These mechanisms are designed to ensure effective public service delivery. Finally, the book situates the legislative institutions in Nigeria within the context of the contributions of the National Assembly and the Assemblies of the State Houses to the development of this emerging democracy in Africa. The book will appeal to students and scholars of political science and public administration, as well as policy-makers and practitioners interested in a better understanding of democracy, separation of powers, governance, and Nigerian politics.
Download or read book The Nigerian Legislative Process written by Ray Esebagbon and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Two Decades of Legislative Politics and Governance in Nigeria s National Assembly written by Fatai Ayinde Aremu and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-05-20 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book unpacks two decades of Nigeria’s National Assembly spanning 4th–8th legislative sessions. It focuses on the core areas of legislative functions – lawmaking, appropriation, oversight and representation – in examining the achievements, challenges and prospects of the legislature. This is particularly important because Nigeria being the most populous country in Africa is a crucial bastion of democratic governance in the region. Therefore, conducting deep diagnostics of the federal legislature as the custodian of popular mandate and the anchor of accountability offered immense opportunity for learning that would catalyze further institutional reforms and democratic consolidation.
Download or read book Perspectives on the Legislature and the Prospects of Accountability in Nigeria and South Africa written by Omololu Fagbadebo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-08-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the problem of accountability in two African political systems, South Africa and Nigeria. Despite the principle of separation of powers and the doctrine of checks and balances among the institutions of governance, a burgeoning governance crisis stifles the potential of accountability and good governance. Legislative oversight in the two countries remains largely ineffective while citizens are left to face the consequences of the mismanagement of public resources by political elites. This book critically assesses how the legislative institutions in South Africa and Nigeria have been unable to harness the requisite constitutional powers to ensure accountability in government and explores the feasibility of their effectiveness. The book begins with a comparative analysis of the principles, tradition, and powers associated with legislative capability in South Africa and Nigeria. The chapters explore constitutional provisions and analyze the capacity of each legislature to function within its respective political environment. The book also examines the process and challenges associated with the various measures and mechanisms available for legislatures to ensure accountability in the two countries. Researchers, scholars and students of African politics will find this book useful in their understanding of the problems associated with the simmering governance crisis in South Africa and Nigeria.
Download or read book Nigerian Legislature Historical survey of Nigerian governmental system 1960 1993 written by Timothy Ibikunle Ojo and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Separation of Powers in African Constitutionalism written by Charles M. Fombad and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new series Stellenbosch Handbooks in African Constitutional Law will engage with contemporary issues of constitutionalism in Africa, filling a notable gap in African comparative constitutional law. Separation of Powers in African Constitutionalism is the first in the series, examining one of the critical measures introduced by African constitutional designers in their attempts to entrench an ethos of constitutionalism on the continent. Taking a critical look at the different ways in which attempts have been made to separate the different branches of government, the Handbook examines the impact this is having on transparent and accountable governance. Beginning with an overview of constitutionalism in Africa and the different influences on modern African constitutional developments, it looks at the relationship between the legislature and the executive as well as the relationship between the judiciary and the political branches. Despite differences in approaches between the different constitutional cultures that have influenced developments in Africa, there remain common problems. One of these problems is the constant friction in the relationship between the three branches and the resurgent threats of authoritarianism which clearly suggest that there remain serious problems in both constitutional design and implementation. The book also studies the increasing role being played by independent constitutional institutions and how they complement the checks and balances associated with the traditional three branches of government.
Download or read book Readings on Developments in the Nigerian Legislature written by Sylvester S. Shikyil and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nigerian Legislature written by Timothy I Ojo and published by . This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Power and Politics in the Nigerian Senate written by Tony Amadi and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Legislators in Changing and Challenging Times written by Okechukwu Oko and published by . This book was released on 1914-10-10 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African legislators deal with a myriad of anxieties: about the excesses of overbearing and dictatorial party leaders; about increasingly disenchanted and restive voters who skewer them with charges of insensitivity and selfishness; about a dysfunctional electoral process that often fails to function effectively and fairly; about an executive branch that frequently mistakes cooperation for surrender. These anxieties have profound and far-reaching effects on legislators and often depress the zeal and optimism with which they perform their duties. Cumulatively, they produce the incubus that threaten not only the independence of legislators but the effectiveness of the entire legislature.This book examines the problems and challenges facing legislators in Nigeria. It presents an account of where the legislature in Nigeria has been, where it is headed, and where and what it should be. An examination of the legislature will enhance both an understanding of the role and functions of the legislature in a democracy and clarify how the cultural milieu in which legislators live and operate affects and constrains their functions. By engaging in historical and empirical analysis, it seeks to identify contemporary trends in the legislature and to provide an informative analysis of the interplay between environmental factors and the exercise of legislative powers. Ultimately, this study will present an account of the resilience and tenacity of the Nigerian National Assembly. It will document how legislators exert themselves, face seemingly intractable problems, and battle furiously, and for the most part successfully, to honor their commitments both to this nation and its search for a durable constitutional order.
Download or read book A Handbook on Legislative Practice and Procedure of the National Assembly written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Governance and Legislative Control in Nigeria written by Kunle Awotokun and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an important and exciting essay in Nigerian studies. It deals with the painful aftermath of post-colonial euphoria and the grim realities of ethnic, regional and cultural conflict in the new Republic. Awotokun discusses legislative reform and implementation and its great problems vis-135 -vis the military and the political elite and suggests a pattern for the future.
Download or read book The Nigerian Legislative Council written by Joan Wheare and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Nigerian Legislature written by Oscar Edoror Ubhenin and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2010-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a hands-on manual for practitioners and new entrants; providing a comprehensive and state-of-the-art review of legislative studies and institutions, past and present; offering a complete and indispensable guide to all the major areas of legislature and its practice today. It is the outcome of an initial experience in the advanced industrial democracies, particularly the US; the varied experiences of the author both as an active practitioner in the legislature and avowed observer of this all-important of arm of government from the outside. The author's adoption of case studies arises from the realization that the core of legislative practice is politics and public policy - the formulation, implementation, evaluation and modification of determined action taken in pursuit of conscious purpose. In specific terms, the case studies constitute or lead to decisions by legislative assemblies, taking into cognizance, the factors that surround the process of legislatures, and trying to give the reader "a feeling of actual participation in the action."
