Weaponising oversight weakens democracy, Barau warns

The Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, has warned that politicisation and weaponisation of legislative oversight undermine public trust and weaken democratic institutions. Barau gave the warning on Wednesday while delivering a lecture at the 2026 convocation ceremony of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State, in a lecture titled: “Managing Executive–Legislature Relations towards Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria’s […]