Lawmakers Fail to Deliver on 68 Legislative Pledges as 10th NASS Enters Final Year

A data-driven assessment of Nigeria’s 10th National Assembly reveals that lawmakers have failed to deliver on 68 out of 92 major legislative commitments tracked since taking office. According to a performance report released Sunday by civic-tech organization AdvoKC Foundation, the House of Representatives has registered an overall promise fulfillment score of 26.8%, while the Senate scored 44.11%.

The evaluation, published as the National Assembly enters its final legislative year, used the Promise Tracker NG platform to monitor 56 specific commitments made by the House and 34 by the Senate. The tracked promises spanned critical sectors, including governance, healthcare, security, education, economic development, and political reforms.

A breakdown of the performance metrics indicates distinct areas of progress and stagnation within both legislative chambers:

The House of Representatives: Out of 56 tracked commitments, the House successfully fulfilled 13. However, 4 were classified as compromised and 39 were labeled broken. The chamber performed strongest in healthcare (67%) and justice and security (57%), but recorded a 0% score in economy and jobs, and just 6% in governance and political reform.

The Senate: Out of 34 commitments, the Senate delivered on 9, while 12 were deemed compromised and 13 went unfulfilled. The upper chamber saw its best results in education (66.7%) and economic development and jobs (57.1%).

Despite localized successes in health and education, the report highlighted that overarching systemic reforms remain stalled. Key promises regarding constitutional amendments, electoral system overhauls, youth inclusion, and local government autonomy have largely been left unresolved across both chambers.

Habib Sheidu, Project Director of the AdvoKC Foundation, stressed that formal legislative agendas are solemn public covenants made with the Nigerian public, rather than aspirational policy wish-lists.

He noted that with one year remaining in the legislative cycle, the findings should serve as a wake-up call and a vital window of opportunity for lawmakers to fast-track trapped constitutional reforms and salvage their governance legacies.