The Nigerian National Assembly
暫譯: 尼日利亞國會

本書探討了立法機構在尼日利亞民主治理中的角色。立法機構曾是尼日利亞殖民政府早期建立的主要政治機構之一，但自從國家獨立以來，其角色一直不穩定，屢次遭到各軍事政權的解散。本書專注於尼日利亞第四共和國的國民大會（1999年至今），詳細討論了國民大會如何處理其主要職能、國民大會與立法機構之間的關係性質，以及促進和執行其內部業務的機制。此外，各章節還探討了立法機構的主動性程度，以及他們在動議、決議和立法過程中對治理所作貢獻的重要性和影響力。本書提供了對立法研究的獨特視角，這一領域在尼日利亞政府研究中歷來被忽視，對於非洲研究、民主與國家建設以及立法研究的學生和研究人員將具有重要的參考價值。

Dr Joseph Yinka Fashagba teaches politics and is the Head of Department of Political Science, Federal University Lokoja, Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria. He was Head of Department of Political Science and International Relations, Landmark University, Nigeria from 2012 to 2015. He is a specialist in Legislative Studies, African Politics and Democratic institutions. His papers have appeared in many local and international outlets. His papers- 'Legislative Oversight under the Nigeria's Presidential System' and 'Party Switching in Nigeria's Fourth Republic' appeared in 2009 and 2014, respectively, in 'The Journal of Legislative Studies'. He recently co-edited a book titled 'Africa State Governance: Subnational Politics and National Power' with Professors Carl LeVan of American University, Washington DC and Edward McMahon of Vermont University, Burlington. The book was published in 2015 by Palgrave MacMillan in UK. He had previously co-edited two books with Prof Rotimi Ajayi of the Department of Political Science, Federal University Lokoja, Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria. Fashagba, in collaboration with LeVan, won a research grant from the National Endowment for Democracy in 2013 to carry out a study on some subnational legislatures in Africa. In 2014, the American Political Science Association also generously awarded Fashagba and LeVan a generous grant for manuscript writing and editing. He is the Convener of Round Table on Governance, Federal University Lokoja, Nigeria.

Rotimi Ajayi is Professor of Political Science, Federal University Lokoja, Nigeria. A multi-disciplinary scholar, he obtained the BSc and MSc Degrees in Political Science, PhD History and Master in Business Administration. Professor Ajayi's research interests include Comparative Politics, Democratization and Civil Society, Labour Politics, Political Economy and International Politics. He was a Fulbright scholar at the Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin, United States of America. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, including, Journal of Modern African Studies, African Economic History, Indian Journal of Politics, Third World Quarterly, International Third World Studies Journals and Reviews, and, Palgrave Macmillan edited volumes, among others. He co-edited Foundations of Political Science, and, Understanding Nigerian Politics and Government, both published by the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Landmark University, Omuaran, Nigeria. He is a member of several reputable national and international academic and professional associations, including American Political Science Association (APSA) and the Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA). He is former Vice Chancellor, Landmark University, Nigeria.

Dr. Chiedo Nwankwor is a Lecturer and Research Associate with the African Studies Program at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Washington D.C., United States. Her research is mainly in the areas of comparative politic of African states, women's political participation in Africa, and women and gender studies. Dr. Nwankwor has published in various outlets and teaches graduate courses in Contemporary African Politics, Gender in Africa, and Politics of Ethnicity and Identity in Africa.

約瑟夫·英卡·法沙格巴博士（Dr Joseph Yinka Fashagba）教授政治學，並擔任尼日利亞科吉州洛科賈聯邦大學（Federal University Lokoja, Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria）政治學系系主任。他曾於2012年至2015年擔任尼日利亞地標大學（Landmark University, Nigeria）政治學與國際關係系系主任。他專精於立法研究、非洲政治及民主機構。他的論文發表於許多本地及國際期刊中。他的論文《尼日利亞總統制下的立法監督》（'Legislative Oversight under the Nigeria's Presidential System'）和《尼日利亞第四共和國的政黨轉換》（'Party Switching in Nigeria's Fourth Republic'）分別於2009年和2014年發表於《立法研究期刊》（'The Journal of Legislative Studies'）。他最近與美國華盛頓特區美國大學的卡爾·勒萬教授（Professors Carl LeVan）及佛蒙特大學伯靈頓校區的愛德華·麥克馬洪教授（Edward McMahon）共同編輯了一本名為《非洲國家治理：次國家政治與國家權力》（'Africa State Governance: Subnational Politics and National Power'）的書籍，該書於2015年由英國的Palgrave MacMillan出版。他之前曾與科吉州洛科賈聯邦大學政治學系的羅提米·阿賈伊教授（Prof Rotimi Ajayi）共同編輯過兩本書。法沙格巴與勒萬合作，於2013年獲得國家民主基金會（National Endowment for Democracy）的研究補助金，以進行有關非洲某些次國家立法機構的研究。2014年，美國政治科學協會（American Political Science Association）也慷慨地授予法沙格巴和勒萬一筆撰寫和編輯手稿的補助金。他是尼日利亞洛科賈聯邦大學治理圓桌會議的召集人。

羅提米·阿賈伊（Rotimi Ajayi）是尼日利亞洛科賈聯邦大學的政治學教授。他是一位多學科學者，獲得政治學的學士和碩士學位、歷史的博士學位以及工商管理碩士學位。阿賈伊教授的研究興趣包括比較政治、民主化與公民社會、勞工政治、政治經濟學及國際政治。他曾是美國德克薩斯州奧斯汀大學政府系的富布萊特學者（Fulbright scholar）。他在多個同行評審的期刊上發表了大量文章，包括《現代非洲研究期刊》（Journal of Modern African Studies）、《非洲經濟史》（African Economic History）、《印度政治期刊》（Indian Journal of Politics）、《第三世界季刊》（Third World Quarterly）、《國際第三世界研究期刊與評論》（International Third World Studies Journals and Reviews）以及Palgrave Macmillan編輯的專著等。他共同編輯了《政治學基礎》（Foundations of Political Science）和《理解尼日利亞政治與政府》（Understanding Nigerian Politics and Government），這兩本書均由尼日利亞地標大學政治學與國際關係系出版。他是多個國內外知名學術及專業協會的成員，包括美國政治科學協會（APSA）和尼日利亞政治科學協會（NPSA）。他曾擔任尼日利亞地標大學的副校長。

奇多·恩萬克沃博士（Dr. Chiedo Nwankwor）是美國約翰霍普金斯大學高級國際研究學院（Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Washington D.C.）非洲研究項目的講師和研究助理。她的研究主要集中在非洲國家的比較政治、女性在非洲的政治參與以及女性與性別研究。恩萬克沃博士在各種出版物上發表過文章，並教授當代非洲政治、非洲性別及非洲的族群與身份政治等研究生課程。