Four female senators and 16 female members of the House of Representatives posted a total tally of 58 bills in the first year of the 10th National Assembly Concerns over the underrepresentation of women in both elected and appointed political office have been loud for quite some time. With their number drastically decreasing from eight in the previous 9th Senate to only four in the current 10th Senate, it appears that women’s presence in the...
Bayelsa stands as one of the states with the lowest number of bills and slowest progression in the 1st year of the 10th National Assembly Lawmakers have been criticised for their apparent failure to fulfil their legislative responsibilities, casting doubts on their credibility. The primary functions of the legislature include representation, lawmaking, and oversight, but some legislators have undeniably fallen short in the aspect of lawmaking. As a way to keep lawmakers on their toes,...
Only 7 of the 35 bills sponsored by lawmakers from Ekiti state were passed with majority of them failing to progress beyond early stages Out of 1,650 bills sponsored by the 10th National Assembly in one year, 9 lawmakers from Ekiti State account for only 35 bills. Significantly 7 of the bills posted by the senators were passed while majority stalled at first reading stage. However none of the bills by Ekiti reps in the...
Two members of the House of Representatives from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja record nil bills as the only senator representing the territory sponsors one in one year. Abuja is representated in the 10th National Assembly by one senator and two members in the House of Representatives, making a total of three. Interesingly, they are all newbies (first termers). Out of a total number of 1,650 bills sponsored in the 10th National Assembly in...
Resurrected bills are now the order of the day in the 10th House of Representatives as 32.8 percent of bills sponsored in the first year were from the 9th assembly In the first year of the 10th House of Representatives, a total of 1175 bills were proposed out of which 386 were resurrected from the previous assembly. These make up for 32.8 percent of all house bills and spans across sectors such as education, security,...
In the first year of the 10th Senate, OrderPaper’s #NASSReportCard reveals that over 54 percent of bills sponsored are resurrected from the previous assembly. This “copy-paste” trend raises questions: Are lawmakers recycling old ideas at the expense of addressing current challenges faced by citizens? As the first year of the 10th National Assembly drew to a close in May 2024, opinions on the performance of representatives and the legislative branch as a whole, are varied. To...
The upcoming gubernatorial election in Edo state appears to have distracted lawmakers from their duties as 3 senators and 9 members in the house post 42 bills in one year. Out of a total of 1,650 bills sponsored in the 10th National Assembly in one year, 12 lawmakers from Edo state account for only 42. A majority of these 42 bills have witnessed very slow progression with many of them staying on just the first...
Apart from recycling of old bills, the rush to sponsor bills by members of the 10th national assembly is not matched by a resolve to see the proposals through the legislative journey as OrderPaper report card reveals The first year of the 10th National Assembly has witnessed a surge but slow pace of progression of sponsored bills, a significant number of which were proposals recycled from the preceding 9th assembly. These were highlights of...
In this opinion piece, Olaogun Michael Sunkanmi writes on the first year of the 10th national assembly Nigeria’s uninterrupted democratic journey since 1999 has no doubt attracted both commendation and condemnation across successive administrations. The commendable aspect of the nation’s journey is hinged on the fact that it has remained as “one” despite dissenting voices while on the other hand, the essence of democracy has not to a significant extent reflected in the lives of...
As a niche signature effort, OrderPaper’s annual performance scorecard of members of the national assembly spotlight the critical journey of lawmaking from sponsorship of bills to eventual enactment by presidential assent, thereby revealing the true measure of lawmakers’ effectiveness and productivity. OrderPaper’s signature annual appraisals have become a gold standard for evaluating the performance of the national assembly. Arguably, legislators should not be appraised only based on their contributions or lack thereof in lawmaking. While...
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