Exploring the Nigerian Central Legislative Institution

Fashagba, Joseph Yinka

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-11905-8_1

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“…The executive nominated the head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) but the parliament rejected the confirmation. The above incident was also confirmed by Baba (2019), Fashagba (2019) and Okakwu (2018). They all agreed that notwithstanding that the confirmation of the EFFC Chairman was rejected by the legislature, the executive allowed the Chairman to remain in office throughout the tenure.…”

Section: Legislature-executive Crisis In the Apc-led Government In Nigeriamentioning

confidence: 61%

“…Crisis over who becomes the principal leaders of the parliament planted the first seed of discord between the executive, the ruling party, and the legislature (Ojibara, 2017;Okpe & Taya, 2018). The emergence of Senator Bukola Saraki as the President of the Senate and Yakubu Dogara as the House of Representatives' Speaker against the desire of the executive, led to a huge crisis between the institutions (Baba, 2019;Fashagba, 2019). Consequently, the unresolved disagreement which started in 2015, as Baba concluded, remained alive, so much so that in 2018 the President of the Senate and the House of Representatives' Speaker, went back to PDP, their former party.…”

Section: Legislature-executive Crisis In the Apc-led Government In Nigeriamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to Baba (2019), the emergence of Senator Bukola Saraki as the Senate President and Honorable Dogara as the Speaker of the House of Representatives immediately after the general election in 2015 against the executive's choice, crippled their high chances for better interaction and teamwork. The unresolved leadership crisis which started in 2015 between the institutions, grew so wide that the President of the Senate as well as the House of Representatives' Speaker, returned to their original party, PDP (Fashagba, 2019). This was responsible for various crises and instabilities in the parliament and throughout the administration.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Budget proposals, as he concluded, were unreasonably delayed and non-implementation of budgets was barely sanctioned by the parliament, which affected good governance. According to Fashagba (2019), the change to a good life that the APC administration pledged to the Nigerians was lost in the crisis between the institutions. Consequently, it led to poverty, hardship, and economic deprivation in the country.…”

Section: Conflict To Good Governance In Nigeriamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The above views confirmed what has been the pattern of interaction between the institutions and were often influenced by personal interests rather than public interest. Several studies have also been carried out in this regard and these include the works of Fashagba (2019), Baba (2019), Okpe and Taya (2018), but none concentrated on the crisis between the institutions under the APC-led government between 2015 and 2019. This study, therefore, filled the gap in the literature as the objective centered on unraveling the factors that led to the crisis between the institutions and its impact on good governance in Nigeria.…”

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confidence: 99%

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An Examination of Legislature-Executive Crisis under the APC Led Democratic Governance in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic and Its Impact on Good Governance, 2015-2019

Okpe¹,

Othman²

2021

JSSH

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This study examined the legislature-executive crisis in Nigeria under the APC- led democratic governance between 2015 and 2019. The objective was to understand the factors that animated the crisis and its implication on good governance. To achieve this, the study relied on the descriptive qualitative approach and the institutional theory of conflict to create linkage and consolidate the findings. It used mainly secondary data like textbooks, journal articles, legislature-executive documents, and the 1999 Nigerian Constitution. From the analysis, several factors emerged which included leadership interference and parliamentary oversight. Others were poor capacity building, corruption, and absence of enough communication. By implication, the result showed that between 1999 and 2015, the parliament passed 248 bills into law, but passed 213 bills between 2015 and 2019. However, information also appeared that the crisis impacted more negatively on the institutions’ relations and the political system. It disrupted the democratic ethics of accountability, transparency, and equitable distribution of resources. Public policies like lawmaking, oversight and implementation suffered greatly. Unnecessarily delayed budget proposals increased poverty, economic deprivation, and instability. Positive changes promised by the APC government were lost in the crisis and these were all against democratic ethos. Based on the ongoing, the study concluded that democracy and good governance can be strengthened when the institutions collaborate better to execute their roles, respect their institutions and the 1999 Constitution. The study would benefit the institutions, the public and researchers. Further study is also needed on the judiciary-legislature pattern of relations under Nigeria’s fourth republic democratic governance.

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Section: Legislature-executive Crisis In the Apc-led Government In Nigeriamentioning

confidence: 61%

Section: Legislature-executive Crisis In the Apc-led Government In Nigeriamentioning

confidence: 99%