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Financial Autonomy of the Legislature and Its Impact on Democratic Governance in Nigeria

The doctrine of separation of powers postulates that the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary should function as co-equal and mutually checking institutions of government. In practice, however, the Nigerian legislature, at both federal and state levels, has continued to operate under the shadow of the executive, largely on account of its dependence on the executive for the release of its budgetary allocations. This paper examines the concept of financial autonomy of the legislature and interrogates its implications for democratic governance in Nigeria. Adopting a qualitative, doctrina…