Legislative-Executive Relations in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic: A Review
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This paper examines legislative-executive relations in Nigeria’s fourth republic and provides meaningful suggestions that will assist in strengthening the relationship that will, in turn, ensure good governance and promote democratic tenets in the country. The data for the study were collected using secondary sources. Secondary sources comprise of a comprehensive review of the literature (books, journal, publications of governments and non-governmental bodies). It finds out that the nature of the relations between the legislative and executive arms of government is complex but vital lessons can be drawn from these relationships. Thus, the paper recommends that continuous dialogues are the key to cordial relations and that the principles of separation of power should be respected in the dealing of both the legislative and executive arms of government as this is an important and guaranteed way of ensuring and promoting cordial legislative-executive relations.
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