A former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has called for reconsideration of Nigeria’s Bicameral Legislature to enhance good governance in the country.
He said bicameralism offers potential benefits, such as preventing hasty legislation, promoting the division of labour, and providing checks and balances not amply manifested in the context of Nigeria.
Fayemi stated this in his lecture titled, “Bicameralism, Democracy and Good Governance in Nigeria: Some Reflections,” an offshoot of the conference topic, “Bicameralism and Good Governance. An Oxymoron?” during the sixth Justice Aderemi Lecture Series (JAALS) in Ibadan, Oyo State.
He explained that bicameralism, comprising a Senate and a House of Representatives, provided a system of wider representation for pluralist societies, adding that approximately 45 per cent of democracies worldwide practise bicameralism.
