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Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleSub-National Legislature and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria's Fourth Republic: Lessons from Osun State House of AssemblyBolaji Omitola, Olusola R. OgunnubiThis paper examines the contribution of sub-national legislature in reinforcing democratic consolidation in Nigeria by drawing lessons from the Osun state legislature in South-West Nigeria. Specifically, the authors interrogate changing party composition, oversight actions and executive reactions and constituencies' activities of members of the Assembly across three terms of twelve years: 1999-2003; 2003-2007 and 2007-2011. The analysis presented in the … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 4 · 5 Nov 2016 · 8,435 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSeparation of Powers and Institutional Autonomy at the Subnational Level in Nigeria (1999-2011)Ibraheem Oladipo Muheeb, Emmanuel Remi AiyedeSub-national legislatures have remained largely underdeveloped and until recently, they have not been accorded adequate attention in Nigeria. This article highlights the performances of two sub-national assemblies 1999-2011. The study from which the article was derived involved a survey, supplemented with exploratory designs and content analysis. Sub-national legislatures possessed the requisite constitutional powers to function effectively but lack the complimentary … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 5 Jan 2018 · 8,551 accessesView PDF Cite