International records / OpenAlex research

IMPEACHMENT AND RECALL OF LEGISLATORS IN NIGERIA AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The legislature, variously called the National Assembly, the Congress or the Parliament, plays a critical in any democratic dispensation.In addition to its law-making functions, the legislature also serves as a check on other arms of government through its oversight functions.These enormous responsibilities constitutionally imposed on the legislature are susceptible to being abused.Some of the ways by which the Nigerian Constitution seeks to curb such a negative tendency are the provisions on recall of legislators and forfeiture of legislative seats.This paper makes a comparative analysis of t…