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Integrity Deficit as an Impediment to Effective Legislative Oversight in Nigeria

In: Perspectives on the Legislature and the Prospects of Accountability in Nigeria and South Africa

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  • Celestine Ojo Jombo

    (University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg Campus)

  • Omololu Fagbadebo

    (University of KwaZulu-Natal)

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).

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  • Celestine Ojo Jombo & Omololu Fagbadebo, 2019. "Integrity Deficit as an Impediment to Effective Legislative Oversight in Nigeria," Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development, in: Omololu Fagbadebo & Fayth Ruffin (ed.), Perspectives on the Legislature and the Prospects of Accountability in Nigeria and South Africa, pages 123-142, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:aaechp:978-3-319-93509-6_7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-93509-6_7
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    1. O. Celestine Jombo, PhD, 2022. "Executive-Legislative Conflicts and The Quest for Accountability in Nigeria’s Presidential Democracy: A Case of the 8th National Assembly," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 6(11), pages 665-674, November.

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