The Legislative Miscarriage
By: Comr. Wisdom U. O. (DonWis) With reference to Ahiazu / Ezinihitte Federal Constituency and with regard to the engagements with citizen-voters whose interest are expected to be represented in the parliament. It is an issue of public discourse on constituency office/projects as there's little or no evidence/benefit to the grassroots of the Million Naira constituency allowance over the years of democratic dispensation. My focus on constituency office: it's been 10 months after inauguration of the present dispensation, our lawmaker is yet to set up constituency office in our locality depriving our constituents their right to be carried along in government decision making. Lawmakers are expected to have constituency offices in the same manner in which they open campaign offices during the election season. A constituency office is a contact address for keeping in touch with the public, a place where the lawmaker can be contacted by his constituents to engage and relate with him,...