Integrity Deficit as an Impediment to Effective Legislative Oversight in Nigeria

Celestine Ojo Jombo () and Omololu Fagbadebo ()
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Celestine Ojo Jombo: University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg Campus
Omololu Fagbadebo: University of KwaZulu-Natal

A chapter in Perspectives on the Legislature and the Prospects of Accountability in Nigeria and South Africa, 2019, pp 123-142 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The emergence of participatory democracy in Nigeria on May 29, 1999, after a prolonged military dictatorship, did come with its own problems and challenges. One of such is the nation’s quest for accountability. Nigeria operates a presidential system of government; there is a separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches. The essence of this separation is to ensure probity, transparency, and accountability in government with a view to securing the public interest (Lijphart 1991; Mainwaring 1993).

Keywords: Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC); Consolidated Revenue Fund; Nigerian Legislators; Senate President; Conduct Bureau (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-93509-6_7

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