Showing posts with label Seventh National Assembly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Seventh National Assembly. Show all posts

Monday, 18 May 2015

How the Seventh National Assembly failed Nigerians & darkened lawmaking process

How the Seventh National Assembly failed Nigerians & darkened lawmaking process 
(Parliamentary Accountability, Onitsha Nigeria, 18th May 2015)-

Archaic Laws/Legislative Items Begging For Attention: There are numerous archaic Acts of the Federation and Laws of the States begging for legislative attention as it concerns their amendments or repealing. There are also hundreds of new legislative items waiting to be legislated into law for improved order and good governance of the country or any part thereof. Yet, the present legislative chambers at the Federal and State levels have turned blind eyes on them and stuck to the pursuit of illicit or ill-gotten wealth and other primordial interests.