
The Mass Defection Wave Reshaping the National Assembly
Party loyalty in Nigeria’s legislature has become virtually meaningless. Lawmakers are crossing the floor in record numbers, and the constitutional safeguards designed to stop them

Party loyalty in Nigeria’s legislature has become virtually meaningless. Lawmakers are crossing the floor in record numbers, and the constitutional safeguards designed to stop them

Party loyalty in Nigeria’s legislature has become virtually meaningless. Lawmakers are crossing the floor in record numbers, and the constitutional safeguards designed to stop them

Since June 2023, Nigeria’s National Assembly has been on recess for nearly 6 in every 10 days. As political season approaches, the risk is that

Nigeria ranks among the worst performers globally on women’s legislative representation. The Special Seats Bill offers the most credible structural remedy yet, but the Assembly’s

The House of Representatives passed a law criminalising dual party membership in a single sitting, ₦10 million fine or two years in prison. It was