ABSTRACT

The

concepts of democracy and governance have come to occupy a more “prominent

position in the discourse of national and international development”. They have

become key notions in which “citizens can have a more active role” which should

enhance their positive view of the “increase legitimacy of the state”. As a

matter of fact, both concepts are inseparable from the existential

characteristics of all political animals all over the world.

They

continue to determine the “democratic political arrangement” and, dictate the

landscapes and operational nerves of all civilized democratic polities in

today’s ICT-driven world particularly in terms of the functional performance of

the horizontal organs of government which have increasingly gained prominence

vis-à-vis public policy and responsive service delivery.

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EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">One of the critical

components/units of these horizontal organs is the Legislature. The Legislature

constitutes a cardinal part of the major pillars of the governance process in

the democratic political systems of today’s world, Nigeria inclusive.