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...
In exercise of their law-making duties, members of the 10th Senate and House of Representatives processed a total of 1,651 bills within the first year in office. This synopsis highlights OrderPaper’s signature annual performance appraisals and provides all the data you need to rate how your representatives in parliament have performed in office thus far OrderPaper’s trailblazing signature effort… Since its inception, OrderPaper Nigeria has championed multifaceted media products and advocacy programmes geared towards legislative...
Despite being the arm of government invested with powers to protect the interests of citizens, the national assembly appears to be keen more compromise and connivance with the executive raising concerns of an abandoned Nigerian populace. Since the return of democracy in 1999 after long years of military rule, Nigerians longed for stability, progress and good governance that resonated with their hopes and aspirations. However, that has not been exactly the case thereby giving room...
Speaker Abbas has attributed the farmer-herder challenges to climate change, citing its role in reducing available resources, forcing farmers and herders to compete for limited land to grow crops and find fodder The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas (APC Kaduna) has pointed out that climate change has contributed to worsening farmer-herder clashes in the country. Abbas, represented by Rep.Dickson Takighir (APC Benue), spoke at a stakeholders forum on addressing the impact...
It is often said that ignorance of the law is not excuse for violation. But it is even more important to know that apathy of the law-making process is a surrender to whatever comes your way, be it good or bad representation. In a previous piece, we already outlined the steps of how bills become laws. Now, we’re taking it a step further by defining the key terms, phrases, and processes involved in this process, in...
Katsina State, north-west Nigeria, has a total of eighteen members in the National Assembly, comprising of three senators and fifteen representatives in the house Katsina State was created on 23rd September, 1987 from the defunct Kaduna State. The State is situated in the extreme northern part of the country with two emirate councils of Katsina and Daura. It shares borders with Kaduna State in the south, Jigawa to the east, Zamfara and Sokoto States to...
Lawmaking is an integral part of a country and many often wonder what exactly the lawmaking process involves. This piece addresses the role bills play in the governance of a nation Laws are a system of rules established by a government to define rights and responsibilities, protect individual rights, regulate citizen’s behaviour, maintain order and promote justice and fairness in the country. In most countries, laws do not just occur rather they are the results...
Here is a chronicle of accolades from members of the national assembly and other stakeholders who confirm, in their own words, the objectivity, thoroughness and impact of the annual performance scorecards published by OrderPaper Over the last five years, OrderPaper has maintained the tradition of appraising and publishing the performance of members of the national assembly, especially regarding the duty of law-making. This signature work is data-driven, detailed, thorough and, therefore, unimpeachable. It is little...
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