Success of Nigeria’s Democracy Hinges On Legislative Autonomy- DG NILDS

The Director General National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, National Assembly,Professor Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman has harped on the need for truly Legislative autonomy as provided for in the constitution towards strengthening the nation’s democracy.

Professor Sulaiman stated this in a special remark on the occasion of the end of the sabbatical paper presentation by Professor Shola Omotola held on Friday at NILDS Headquarters.

He described Legislative autonomy as a very important component of democracy anywhere in the World adding that legislators must have requisite powers and means to express the will of the people through its law- making, representation, and oversight which can be achieved when it is truly independent.

The Director General who described as apt the sabbatical paper titled
“Towards Deepening Legislative Autonomy in Nigeria: Possibilities and Limitations” commended Professor Shola Omotola for adding values to NILDS culture of research and expanding the frontier of knowledge as well as scholarship during his one year sabbatical sojourn in the Institute.

The climax of the paper presentation by Professor Omotola was a wide applause by the audience and robust questions and answers session.