Creating a Scorecard for Nigerian Legislators

Via Grandiose Parlor:

For democracy to be meaningful and thrive, the governed must be informed, proactive, forward thinking, and able to monitor the activities of their elected officials. I know several of these people are not “elected”, but since they have somewhat wangled their ways into various elected positions, they need to be monitored and assessed on their performance.

After some two years of cyber-ranting and discussing issues on governance in Nigeria, I’ve become persuaded that it’s necessary to create a citizen-driven system to monitor and document events in the various legislatures in the country, including the national assemblies (http://www.nassnig.org/). It is time to put our legislators under the spot light.

Read more on Grandiose Parlor how this can be done: Creating the Nigerian Legislative Scorecard: Call for Ideas, Suggestions and Action.