An Evaluation of the Oversight Function of National Assembly in the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria

Abstract

This research work is aimed at evaluating the oversight functions of the National assembly in the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals, the objectives of this studies are to evaluate the extent in which National Assembly is using the 1999 Constitution to oversight Sustainable Development Goals also to find out how the committees of the National Assembly maintain oversight on Sustainable Development Goals in Abuja. Related literatures to this study was reviewed, and Structural functionalism theory was adopted as a theoretical guide. This research is quantitative in nature, in which survey research design was adopted. A sample of 250 respondents were randomly selected to provide the information required for this study and questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The data collected was analyzed using simple frequency distribution table and percentage. Findings of the study indicated that the 1999 constitutional of Nigeria empowers the National Assembly to oversight the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals. Study also revealed that inadequate budget allocation from the national assembly affects the implementation of sustainable development Goals. The study ends with conclusion and given out some recommendations that the National Assembly should serve as a watchdog over implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals by taking in to cognizance various approaches to policy and programs implementation, and also members of the national assembly should distance implementers of Sustainable Development Goals to depart from the culture of corruption, mismanagement of resources to committing themselves on the spirit of good governance.