According to Daily trust 45 federal lawmakers who
currently sitting in the national assembly represent their various
constituencies across the country are reported to have only had senior
secondary school certificate (WAEC, NECO) or Grade 2 teachers’ certificate as a
qualification.
This information contained listed of National
assembly members in the 2015 general elections on the official website of
Independent National electoral Commission INEC.
Daily trust reports raises fears among political
stakeholders and analysts over the impact of such a development on the Quality
of legislation, the 45 lawmakers showed that 11% of national assembly
comprising 109 senators and 360 Representatives are low educated.
The list also showed that 28 of the lawmakers are of
the All Progressive Congress(APC) and 21 others got elected on the tickets of
people Democratic party(PDP) with west African school certificate(WASC),Senior
school certificate Examination(SSCE), West African Examination Certificate
(WAEC),General Certificate (GCE) or Teachers Grade 2 Certificate.
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