Intro
Acknowledgments
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Introduction
1 The Context of the Book
2 The Book
References
The Legislature in a Presidential System: Structure, Functions, and Expectations
1 Introduction
2 Presidential System
3 Structure of a Presidential System
4 Legislative Roles and Responsibilities
4.1 Representation
4.2 Law-Making
4.3 Oversight Function
5 Conclusion
References
The Historical Overview of the Evolution of the Legislature in Nigeria
1 Introduction
2 Colonial Heritage of the Legislature in Nigeria

3 Formative Years of the Central Legislature, 1914-1951
4 The Legislature in the Post-Independent Parliamentary System
5 Legislature in Nigeriaś Presidential System of the Second Republic
6 Nigeriaś Legislature in the Fourth Republic
7 Conclusion
References
Legislative Oversight as Accountability Mechanism: The Nigerian Perspective
1 Introduction
2 Legislative Oversight: Conceptual Discourse
3 Accountability as a Concept
4 The Legislature and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria
5 Legislative Oversight and Accountability in Governance

6 Legislative Oversight and Appropriation Bill in Nigeria
7 Strengthening Legislative Oversight for Accountable Governance
8 Conclusion
References
The Politics of the Investigative Powers of the Legislature in Nigeriaś National Assembly in the Fourth Republic
1 Introduction
2 The Evolution of the Legislature in Nigeria
3 Constitutional Basis for Legislative Investigation in Nigeriaś Fourth Republic
4 The Politics of Investigation: Selected Cases of Legislative Investigations in the National Assembly in the Fourth Republic
4.1 The Pension Probe

4.2 Power Sector Probe
4.3 Fuel Subsidy Probe
5 Implications for Democratization
6 Conclusion
References
The Legislature and Social Development in Nigeria, 2015-2019
1 Introduction
2 Social Development
3 Democracy
4 Governance
5 Legislature
6 The Wrong Perception of the Legislature
7 The Practice of Democracy in Nigeria
8 Nigeriaś Legislative Agenda on Social Development, 2015-2019
8.1 The Nigerian Legislature on Human Security
8.2 The Nigerian Legislature on Economic Development
8.3 The Nigerian Legislature on Poverty Reduction

9 The Legislature and National Development in Nigeria
10 Conclusion
References
Representative Democracy, Political Disengagement, and Young Peopleś Perceptions of Legislators in Nigeria
1 Introduction
2 Young Peopleś Perceptions of Representative Democracy and Engagement of Elected Officials
3 Theoretical Framework
4 Research Methods
5 Results and Findings
5.1 Geo-political Zone and Perceptions of Representative Democracy
5.2 Young Peopleś Membership in Political Parties and the Knowledge of Constituency Delimitation