We must all work hard for our Democracy to succeed –Mark

History of law making and treaties in Nigeria from the colonial era till date have been documented into books by the National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILS) , the training and Research wing of the National Assembly.

Unveiling the eight books in Abuja yesterday, President of the Senate, Senator David Mark said the compilation would guide the present and future lawmakers in Nigeria on how best to make the legislature nay democracy work.

Senator Mark was of the view that the books would be the needed reference materials for the lawmakers to safe guard democracy stressing ” we are laying a solid foundation for the legislature and democracy to thrive. Everything must be done to make the legislature succeed because if the legislature fails, then democracy has failed”.

According to him, the NILS is living up to its billings as a centre for research and indeed a reservoir of Knowledge for legislators and academic institutions.

This he said is a necessary tool for democratic practice because the legislature is the only arm of government that has always been truncated and largely misunderstood by the people.

Senator Mark promised that the National Assembly would continue to encourage NILS in its research and documentation efforts in order to help in the sustenance of the legislature and democracy in Nigeria.

Earlier , the Director General of NILS Dr. Ladi Hamalai explained that the documentation was borne out of the need to examine the history of Law making in Nigeria as well as treaties entered into from the Colonial era to the present day.

One of the books, “A century of law making in Nigeria, 1914- 2014″, documented the laws and treaties in Nigeria , the History and Politics of the Legislature as well as the review of various constitutions in Nigeria.

The aim she added is to assist the present and future law makers enact better laws in Nigeria.

Signed: Paul Mumeh, Chief Press Secretary to the President of the Senate.

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