48 members of
the House and five Senators made no contributions
during plenary in 12 months — whether by sponsoring bills, moving petitions or
motions, or participating in debates, according to a report by the Erudite
Growth and Advancement Foundation (ERGAF-Africa).
The report, titled ‘Deliberative Barometer and Policy-Focus
Productivity Report (NASS-DBPFR)’, tracked the plenary performance of lawmakers
in the national assembly between June 14, 2023, and June 13, 2024 — the first
year of the current 10th assembly.
The document was released on Thursday.
The senate logged a total of 2,275 plenary activities during
the period, with 663 — representing 29.1 percent — coming from debates.
In comparison, the House of Representatives recorded 4,239
activities, out of which 507 (11.9 percent) were debate contributions.
According to the report, bills introduced for first reading
made up 15.5 percent of senate activities and 21 percent of those in the house.
A breakdown by sector showed that economic matters dominated
the senate’s discussions (18.5 percent), followed by security (13.7 percent)
and education (10.9 percent).
The house, on the other hand, concentrated more on security
(16.9 percent), the economy (13.7 percent), and education (10.4 percent).
In terms of debate interventions, Barau Jibrin, deputy
senate president, ranked highest in the senate with 38, while Julius Ihonvbere,
the house majority leader, led his chamber with 26 contributions.
On substantive motions, Michael Opeyemi, senate leader,
filed the most in the upper chamber with 10, while Ihonvbere also topped the
house with 12.
For petitions, Ngwu Osita submitted the highest in the
senate with three, while Okey Onuakalusi of Lagos’ Oshodi-Isolo federal
constituency led the house with 14.
On points of order, Opeyemi and Ali Ndume of Borno south
tied at the top in the senate with six each, while Ahmed Jaha, also from Borno,
led the house with six.
Some of the lawmakers without plenary contributions include
Abubakar Baba Zango (Yola North/Yola south/Girei, Adamawa), Mohammed Inuwa
Bassi (Ganye/Jada/Mayo-Belwa/Toungo, Adamawa), Nnabufie Chiwe Clara (Orumba
north/Orumba south, Anambra), Abdulkadir Rahis (Maiduguri Metropolitan, Borno),
Stainless Chijioke Nwodo (Aninri/Awgu/Oji River, Enugu), and Yaya Bauchi Tongo
(Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye, Gombe).
You can download the report here.
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