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| Rule of Law and Democracy in Nigeria: A Study of Legislative and Executive Rift in the 8th National Assembly |
Dr. Uche Ojukwu, Dr. Okeke, V.O.S., Onyejedum, Amarachukwu Chioma, Ezeamama, I.G.
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Abstract:
The main thrust of this study is to examine the legislative - executive conflict and its implications on democratic governance and maintenance of rule of law in Nigeria from 2015 to 2019 with specific reference to the legislative process and investigates how the "power-relations" were managed to enhance good democratic governance. Understanding legislature-executive relation is crucial to building democratic values and ideal for the sustenance of basic institutions and ensuring effective interaction towards democratic development. This study has adopted the Theory of Separation of Powers as propounded by Baron Montesquieu as its framework of analysis. The data used for this study were collected through the secondary source which was obtained from the review of related literature. The study focuses on the executive-legislature relations, while taking cognizance of the legislature's constitutional mandate, and highlights the separation of political power and legislative oversight over the executive. Discussion revealed the existence of harmony and conflict. The attendant politics of legitimacy or the lack of it, as well as mutual distrust and frosty relations between the legislature and the executive dominated the period. Perhaps, the executive needs to imbibe the fact that separation of powers emphasizes interdependence of powers rather than the supremacy of one arm over the other. The paper succinctly draws a conclusion towards strengthening Legislative-Executive relationship in Nigeria. It then concludes with suggestions for possible solution.
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