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Legislative Oversight Critical To Our Democracy – Abbas

by James Kwen
2 years ago
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has said the National Assembly’s oversight of holding the other arms of the government accountable is critical to Nigeria’s democracy.

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This is just as the Speaker stated that the 10th Assembly would also be accountable to the public.

Abbas said at a one-day workshop on ‘Assessment of the National Monitoring and Evaluation Policy of Nigeria and the Role of Legislature’ organised by the Directorate of Planning and Legislative Budget of the National Assembly, held in Abuja yesterday.

The Speaker, who was represented by the Chairman of the House Committee on Legislative Budget, Hon. Mohammed Omar Bio, said it was in line with the agenda of the 10th Assembly to ensure, through oversight, that Nigeria’s commonwealth is properly managed for the benefit of the people.

He explained that the issue of monitoring and evaluation constitutes a major part of the constitutional responsibility of the Legislature, which is called oversight.

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Abbas said through oversight, the Legislature, as the representatives of the people, ensures that the government remains accountable to citizens on the utilisation of public funds, as well as in the implementation of policies and laws.

He stressed that these policies and laws are codifications of the wishes and aspirations of the Nigerian people, “hence, it is one function that is critical to democracy as a government of the people.

“Monitoring and evaluation as a national policy is a framework designed as a way of institutionalising standard practices and culture of good governance in public investment and accountability towards improvement of socio-economic development of the society. 

“The policy provides an opportunity to assess the performance of government policies, which enables the government to identify areas of successes and for improvement in strategies in resources application for the purposes of achieving good governance.

“The National Assembly, as the legislative arm of the government, is a critical democratic institution that is empowered to conduct monitoring and evaluation of executive bodies, by the provision of Sections 88 and 89 of the 1999 constitution.

“Through this important function, the National Assembly has not only successfully exposed high-profile cases of financial mismanagement and corruption but equally helped in the recovery of public funds, nipped misappropriation in the bud, as well as ensuring the judicious use of public resources,” he added.

The Speaker stated that as part of its Legislative Agenda, the 10th House was determined to improve the discharge of “this very critical function,” adding that “it will no longer be business as usual in the conduct of oversight.”

Abbas said Committees were now mandatorily required to make quarterly reports of their activities to the leadership of the House, and submit reports of any investigative hearings for further legislative actions. 

 


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