Legislative Turnover in the National Assembly: A Study of the South aEast Zone,1999-2015.

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Abstract

Since 1999, the high turnover of lawmakers in the country has been a source of concern to not a few stakeholders but to academics. It was therefore not surprising that the National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILS) in its latest report conducted in 2014 revealed that Nigeria has the of the Federal Republic of Nigeria requires the legislators to gain the requisite experience to effectively lowest retention rate of lawmakers in the national parliament in the world. The 1999 Constitution discharges their mandate. Consequently, there is decision not to limit the number of times a performing legislator could be re-elected. Despite this, the electorates have the constitutional right to elect or re-elect a legislator. The incessant high turnover of National Assembly members provides a new challenge to democracy. That is, at the inception, one would wonder the level of constructive contributions that would be expected from inexperienced legislators. Re-election of a legislator should under normal circumstance be based on his or her performance and contribution in lawmaking process, representation and oversight functions as well as constituency accountability.

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Okechukwu Eme, Richard Amaechi Onuigbo, Eme, Okechukwu Innocent. 2015. "Legislative Turnover in the National Assembly: A Study of the South aEast Zone,1999-2015.". Global Journal of Human-Social Science - F: Political Science GJHSS-F Volume 15 (GJHSS Volume 15 Issue F7).

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Legislative Turnover in the National Assembly: A Study of the South aEast Zone,1999-2015.

Okechukwu Eme
Okechukwu Eme Enugu State University
Richard Onuigbo
Richard Onuigbo <p>Enugu State University</p>
Eme, Innocent
Eme, Innocent <p>Enugu State University</p>