Nigeria: Legislative Oversight and Accountability in Natural Resource Management and other Areas
Hon Abike Dabiri
Chair of the House Committee on Diaspora Affairs
Hon. Uche Ekwenife
Chair of the House Committee on Environment
Senator Victor Lar
Chair of the Senate Committee on Drugs, Narcotics and Anti-Corruption
Hon. Rafeequat Arinola Onabamiro
Vice-Chair of the Committee on Women in Parliament
Hon. Arabo Yakubu Simon
Member, House Committee on Aids, Loans and Debt Management
Moderated by
Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh
Senior Associate and Regional Director for Central and West Africa, NDI
Location:
National Democratic Institute
455 Massachusetts Ave NW, 8th floor
Washington, DC 20001
Please RSVP by March 18 to Greg Brown at gbrown@ndi.org.
There is increasing international focus on the role of legislatures in promoting government accountability. Nigeria is the world’s 8th larger exporter of petroleum which makes up nearly 40% of its GDP and 80% of government revenue. Despite this natural resource wealth, Nigeria faces significant political and developmental challenges, including infrastructure development, anti-corruption, and service delivery. Speakers will discuss efforts to instill greater transparency and accountability in the management of the country’s resources and the role of the Nigerian National Assembly in this process.
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