| dc.description.abstract | Parliamentary bureaucracy provides the personnel that supports the activities of the legislature as well as the administrative back-up for the execution of legislative functions. This Study assessed the effectiveness of the parliamentary bureaucracy of the Nigerian National Assembly in the Legislative Process with a particular reference to the 8th Assembly against the backdrop of the need to subject such structure to regular appraisal. The objectives of the study were to: examine the general organization of the National Assembly’s bureaucracy; evaluate the effectiveness of the National Assembly bureaucracy in the legislative process; identify factors that could have militated against the effectiveness of Nigeria’s National Assembly bureaucracy in the legislative process; and proffer strategies that would mitigate such challenges.
Based on the above, the study adopted the mixed research design which is the use of qualitative and quantitative research methods for data collection and analysis on each of the stated objectives. Primary data were collected with the use of questionnaires and key Informants Interviews, while the secondary data were taken from published materials such as textbooks, journals, articles, newspapers, magazines, and online materials and so on.
Consequently, findings from the study showed that: with respect to objective one, the organization of the National Assembly bureaucracy is in line with the Standard set by COPA 2011. On objective two, the study revealed that the National Assembly Bureaucracy is effective in the legislative process, though there are possibilities for improvements. Objective three, the study indicated that inadequate training, inadequate resources, inadequate information management, need for more cooperation with International Parliamentary Organizations among others are some of the challenges that could have militated against the effectiveness of National Assembly Bureaucracy in the 8th Assembly.
In conclusion, the study recommended the provision of adequate resources, training and retraining of the staff, availability of information and ensure its free flow, improved cooperation with International Parliamentary Organizations (through Exchange Programmes), etc. as strategies that would mitigate the challenges confronting the effectiveness of parliamentary bureaucracy of the Nigerian National Assembly in the legislative process. | en_US |
