n the two years from June 2011 to June 2012, the 202 state lawmakers in the North West passed 122 bills (Katsina State not included as details are not available) and collected N2.424 billion; while 176 legislators from South West received N2.112 billion and passed 107 bills into law (with the exception of those from Ekiti, whose records could not be obtained).

The 158 lawmakers from the South-South, with the exception of Edo where records have not been obtained, had passed 69 bills into law and received N1.896 billion as salaries and allowances.

The North East has 156 state assembly members, who passed 130 bills (with the exception of Borno) after collecting N1.872 billion as emoluments.

The North Central zone, with 158 legislators had collected N1.896 billion and passed into law 125 bills; while the 128 lawmakers from South East had passed 48 bills (with the exception of those from Anambra and Abia states whose records could not be obtained) and received N1.536 billion as emoluments.

But there are many states whose assemblies did not pass a single individual member's bill into law within the period.
They appear to be merely waiting to rubber-stamp bills forwarded to them by the executive, as most of the bills passed in the two-year period were annual appropriation bills and supplementary budget bills submitted by the state governors

Good! But SE seems to have the lowest number of bills passed into law. I'm also surprised seeing the North having a large number of bill passed into law, even if some of their Federal Lawmakers do not even sponsor any motion/bill in the National Assembly.

donphilopus: Good! But SE seems to have the lowest number of bills passed into law. I'm also surprised seeing the North having a large number of bill passed into law, even if some of their Federal Lawmakers do not even sponsor any motion/bill in the National Assembly.

Spot on, good observation!

In the South East only three states are surveyed. The North is more advanced in democracy and governance than the South.

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