President of the Nigerian Senate Dr.Bukola Saraki has said that the strength of Nigerian democracy is to be built on a very strong legislative institution so as to be able to address societal challenges.
Saraki made the remarks as Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies NILDS at the second convocation ceremony of the NILDS/UNIBEN convocation ceremony.
Saraki stated that the partnership between the National Assembly and NILDS/UNIBEN has led to the strengthening of the legislative institution particularly the versatility of lawmakers and their legislative support staff in law making.
He pointed out that the National Assembly would continue to support efforts aimed at making the legislature independent and strong arm of government in the discharge of its lawmaking, representation and oversight functions.
He commended the NILDS/UNIBEN partnership for turning out 79 graduands under its Masters and Post Graduate Diploma programme in its second convocation ceremony noting that it would help to strength the work of the legislature.
At the event, 18 persons bagged Masters in Legislative Studies, in 2015/2016 academic session, 33 in 2016/17 session while 9 bagged same in Legislative Drafting in 2016/2017 and 13 bagged same in 2016/2017.
Two of the serving lawmakers in the House of Representatives Hon. Osai N. Osai (Delta, PDP and Hon Kolade Victor Akinjo (Ondo, PDP) bagged the Masters Degree in Legislative Studies.
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