The Legislature in Nigeria’s Presidential Democracy of the Fourth Republic: Power, Process, and Development

Acknowledgments
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Introduction
	1 The Context of the Book
	2 The Book
	References
The Legislature in a Presidential System: Structure, Functions, and Expectations
	1 Introduction
	2 Presidential System
	3 Structure of a Presidential System
	4 Legislative Roles and Responsibilities
		4.1 Representation
		4.2 Law-Making
		4.3 Oversight Function
	5 Conclusion
	References
The Historical Overview of the Evolution of the Legislature in Nigeria
	1 Introduction
	2 Colonial Heritage of the Legislature in Nigeria
	3 Formative Years of the Central Legislature, 1914-1951
	4 The Legislature in the Post-Independent Parliamentary System
	5 Legislature in Nigeria´s Presidential System of the Second Republic
	6 Nigeria´s Legislature in the Fourth Republic
	7 Conclusion
	References
Legislative Oversight as Accountability Mechanism: The Nigerian Perspective
	1 Introduction
	2 Legislative Oversight: Conceptual Discourse
	3 Accountability as a Concept
	4 The Legislature and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria
	5 Legislative Oversight and Accountability in Governance
	6 Legislative Oversight and Appropriation Bill in Nigeria
	7 Strengthening Legislative Oversight for Accountable Governance
	8 Conclusion
	References
The Politics of the Investigative Powers of the Legislature in Nigeria´s National Assembly in the Fourth Republic
	1 Introduction
	2 The Evolution of the Legislature in Nigeria
	3 Constitutional Basis for Legislative Investigation in Nigeria´s Fourth Republic
	4 The Politics of Investigation: Selected Cases of Legislative Investigations in the National Assembly in the Fourth Republic
		4.1 The Pension Probe
		4.2 Power Sector Probe
		4.3 Fuel Subsidy Probe
	5 Implications for Democratization
	6 Conclusion
	References
The Legislature and Social Development in Nigeria, 2015-2019
	1 Introduction
	2 Social Development
	3 Democracy
	4 Governance
	5 Legislature
	6 The Wrong Perception of the Legislature
	7 The Practice of Democracy in Nigeria
	8 Nigeria´s Legislative Agenda on Social Development, 2015-2019
		8.1 The Nigerian Legislature on Human Security
		8.2 The Nigerian Legislature on Economic Development
		8.3 The Nigerian Legislature on Poverty Reduction
	9 The Legislature and National Development in Nigeria
	10 Conclusion
	References
Representative Democracy, Political Disengagement, and Young People´s Perceptions of Legislators in Nigeria
	1 Introduction
	2 Young People´s Perceptions of Representative Democracy and Engagement of Elected Officials
	3 Theoretical Framework
	4 Research Methods
	5 Results and Findings
		5.1 Geo-political Zone and Perceptions of Representative Democracy
		5.2 Young People´s Membership in Political Parties and the Knowledge of Constituency Delimitation
		5.3 Registered Voters´ Awareness of the Existence of Constituency Offices
		5.4 Young People´s Communication with MPs Through Constituency Offices
		5.5 Young People´s Perceptions of Representative Democracy and the Willingness to Engage Parliamentarians
		5.6 Predictors of Young People´s Behavior and Sentiments Toward MPs and Representative Democracy
	6 Summary and Conclusion
	References
Corruption and Executive Interference in Legislative Oversight in Nigeria´s Fourth Republic
	1 Introduction
	2 Conceptual Clarification
		2.1 Legislature
		2.2 The Executive
		2.3 Corruption
		2.4 Separation of Power
	3 The Genesis of Executive Interference in Nigeria
	4 Cases of Executive Interference and Its Impact on Governance in Nigeria´s Fourth Republic
	5 Conclusion
	References
Constituency Projects in Nigeria´s 8th National Assembly, 2015-2019
	1 Introduction
	2 Methodology
	3 Conceptual Framework
	4 Theoretical Framework
	5 Implementation of Constituency Projects in Nigeria During the 8th National Assembly and Quality of Lives of Average Citizens...
	6 Discussion
	7 Conclusion and Recommendations
	Appendix 1: Allocation Fund for Federal Constituency Projects, 2012-2017
	Appendix 2: The State of Federal Constituency Project in Nigeria
	Appendix 3: 2016 Federal Constituency Projects Across 19 States in Nigeria
	References
Nigeria´s Presidential System and the Vicissitudes of Executive-Legislative Conflicts in the Fourth Republic
	1 Introduction
	2 Conceptual and Theoretical Explorations
	3 Obstacles to Harmonious Executive-Legislative Relationships in Nigeria
		3.1 Constitutional History and Perceived Executive Dominance
		3.2 Poor Institutional Capacity
		3.3 Absence of Ideological-Based Political Parties
			Executive High-Handedness and Interference in the Oversight Functions of the Legislature
		3.4 Corruption
	4 Conclusion and Recommendation
	References
Party Affiliation and Law-making Efficiency: A Study of the Seventh and Eighth Nigerian National Assemblies
	1 Introduction
	2 An Overview of Governance and the Law-Making Process
	3 Party Affiliation and Law-making Efficiency Under the Seventh National Assembly
	4 Party Affiliation and Law-making Efficiency Under the Eighth National Assembly
	5 Conclusion
	References
Comparing the ``New´´ and the ``Old´´ Regimes of Legislative-Executive Relations and Its Implications in Governance: Evidence ...
	1 Introduction
	2 Political Institutions
		2.1 The Legislature
		2.2 The Executive
	3 Legislature-Executive Relations
	4 Modes of Legislature-Executive Relations
	5 Factors Determining the Nature of Legislature-Executive Relations
	6 Field and Methods
		6.1 Synopsis of the Discussion of Findings and Interpretations
		6.2 Comparison of Legislative-Executive Relations between the Old and the New Regimes in Osun State
	7 Conclusion Remarks and Recommendations
	References
Nigerian Presidentialism and Legislative Decadence in the Fourth Republic, 2015-2021
	1 Introduction
	2 Legislative Decadence
	3 Nigerian Presidential System: An Overview
	4 Powers and Functions of the Legislature: Evidence from the 1999 Constitution
	5 Assessing Legislative Performance in Nigeria´s Fourth Republic, 2015-2021
	6 Factors Inhibiting Legislative Performance in Nigeria
	7 Reforming Legislatures for Effectiveness
	8 Conclusion and Recommendations
	References
		Further Reading
			Newspapers
			Magazines
			Official Documents
Legislative Turnover in Nigeria´s Fourth Republic: Issues and Implications
	1 Introduction
	2 Conceptualizing Legislative Turnover
	3 Legislative Turnover as an Indicator of the Quality of Democracy
	4 High Legislative Turnover in Nigeria: An Interrogation
	5 The Causes of High Legislative Turnover in Nigeria
		5.1 Voters´ Behavior
		5.2 Public Perception of the Legislative Roles
		5.3 Intra-Party Turnover
		5.4 Method of Candidate Selection
		5.5 High Remuneration
	6 Implications of High Legislators Turnover
	7 Conclusion
	References
The Legislature, the Rule of Law, and the Politics of Impeachment in Nigeria´s Fourth Republic
	1 Introduction
	2 Theoretical Framework
	3 Political Power and the Nigerian State
	4 Impeachment Campaign, Political Power, and the Rule of Law
	5 Judicial Reviews of Impeachment Campaigns in Nigeria´s Fourth Republic
	6 Legislative Actions and Activities: A Critical Appreciation
	7 Conclusion
	References
		Online Resources
The Legislature, Subnational Governments, and Child´s Education Rights in Nigeria´s Fourth Republic
	1 Introduction
	2 Understanding Government Intervention in Child´s Education in Nigeria
	3 The Legislature and the Education Rights of the Children in Nigeria
	4 Rights of the Child and the Universal Basic Education Act in Nigeria (The Domestication)
	5 Politics, Policies, and Practices that Have Defined Child´s Education in Nigeria
	6 Education Stakeholders and Other Interventions in Nigeria
	7 Conclusion
	References
Constitutional Underpinnings of Partisanship and Consensus Building in Nigeria´s National Assembly
	1 Introduction
	2 Democratic Partisanship
	3 Democracy, Parliament, and National Development
	4 Partisanship in Parliament
	5 Political Parties and Partisanship
	6 Party Discipline
	7 Partisanship in Presidential Democracy
	8 Constitutional Foundations of Consensus Building
	9 Conclusion
	References
		Cases Cited
Two Decades of Legislative Activities in Nigeria´s Fourth Republic: Issues, Challenges, and the Way Forward
	1 Introduction
	2 Constitutional Provision for the Legislative Activities in Nigeria´s Fourth Republic
	3 The Legislators and Legislative Challenges in Nigeria´s Fourth Republic
		3.1 Lack of Political Ideology
		3.2 Strain Legislative-Executive Relations
		3.3 Frequent Changes in National Assembly Leadership
		3.4 Inadequate Knowledge of Legislative Process
		3.5 Corruption
		3.6 Imbalanced Selection of House Committees´ Leaders
		3.7 Recurrent Disruption of Plenary Sessions
		3.8 Intermittent Cross Carpeting among Members
		3.9 Absenteeism from the Legislative Plenary Sessions
		3.10 Self-centeredness of Members
		3.11 Dependent Political Followers
	4 The Achievements of the Legislature in Nigeria´s Fourth Republic
	5 Summary, Conclusion, and Recommendations
	References