Barau: Weaponising oversights weakens democracy

Dailytrust | 08-01-2026 10:52am |

Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau has warned that the politicisation and weaponisation of legislative oversight erodes public confidence and weakens democratic institutions. Barau gave the warning while delivering a lecture at the 2026 convocation ceremony of Al-Hikma University, Ilorin, Kwara State, on Wednesday. He spoke on the theme “Managing Executive-Legislature Relations towards Democratic Consolidation in

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