Since the end of party primaries in October, the National Assembly has become a shadow of itself.
Lawmakers at both chambers have taken to campaigns for re-election in their various constituencies, thus abandoning their primary national assignments for which they were elected and for which they are drawing humongous salaries and other perks.
There had been complaints from constituents that many of the lawmakers had abandoned them since after their last campaigns.
Both the online and conventional media have also been awash with complaints that many of the lawmakers are docile at the National Assembly. Many of them have neither sponsored a bill nor moved any motion since they assumed office in June 2015. Now they have suddenly found reason to return to base to canvass for votes at the expense of national assignment.
Sometime last month, Senate president Bukola Saraki was forced to adjourn plenary in the Red Chamber because the lawmakers in attendance could not form a quorum.
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