Effects of Activities of the 8th Senate Committee on Media & Public Affairs on An Enhanced Legislative Service Delivery

Abstract

This study examines the Effects of Activities of the 8th Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs on an Enhanced Legislative Service Delivery of the National Assembly Senate with a view to finding out the relationship among the Nigerian National Assembly, the media and the public. The dissertation looked at the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs of the 8thSenate on how it projected the image of the Senate to the public. Patterned along the descriptive survey design, the study adopted survey methods.The findings made from the study revealed a positive link between the 8th Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, and the Legislative Activities of the 8th Senate awareness among respondents. The study concludes that the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs of the 8th Senate had a strong influence on public perception of the National Assembly; this is due to the way it portrayed Senate in its reports and how it liaised with the In-house media (Senate Press Corps).Conclusion is drawn based on the data collected and analysed in order to enhance effective future performance of the legislative service delivery of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs and maintaining mutual trust and understanding of the constituents/public. It recommends that since governance is accountability to the people, therefore it is a sine qua non for legislative information newsbreak to be made available to the governed as and when due through clear, freely flow channels and skillful handling by the professional media personnel.