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The Role of Legislative Oversight and Constituent Development in Enugu State, Nigeria

Abstract Whilst there have been several studies investigating legislative oversight and its impact on constituents in different states in Nigeria, there appears to be a paucity of literature on this, with respect to Enugu State. This is why we examined legislative oversight's impact on constituent development in Enugu State, Nigeria. Drawing on a survey of 241 respondents/constituents, as well as a one-on-one in-depth interview with legislators of two constituent areas of Enugu East and Enugu South Local Government Areas, we analytically describe how legislative oversight impacts the day-to-da…