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Nigerian legislative process and the efficacy of enacted laws: The Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act 2015 in Focus, a decade after. Implications for Sustainable Development

Policies and law have but one essence, to confirm with current realities that satisfies the present aspirations of the people. The above assertions present a clear picture of an ideal legislative and policy process, one based on close knit and positive relationship between the elected and the electee, the legislator and his constituents, elected public officials and the people, whom they claim to represent. Sadly, in some context, the ideal is different from the reality, just like theory and practice. One of such contexts is in Nigeria. This article x-rays, the legislative process in Nigeria, …