Last week, the 10th House of Representatives unveiled the third year legislative scorecard. While it used the event to highlight the achievements of the Green Chamber, it didn’t fail to mention its shortcomings and areas of improvements, Adedayo Akinwale writes The House of Representatives recently gave an account of its stewardship in the last three years since its inauguration, during the 2026 National Assembly Open Week and the unveiling of the third-year legislative performance. The Open Week was conceived not as an exercise in self-congratulation, but as an act of accountability. Though, openness is not a courtesy the Green Chamber extends at its pleasure; it is an obligation it owes to those it serves. Following the standard set by the 9th Assembly, Nigerians were hopeful of a good performance from the 10th Assembly. While Nigerians were not expecting the Green Chamber to perform miracles, the expectation placed a huge burden on the 10th House. It was expected that if the 10th Assembly could not surpass the achievements of the 9th Assembly, it should at least match it. There is no gainsaying that the 10th House has recorded substantial achievements within three years, however, it hasn’t been immune from controversy and scandal too. For instance, the 10th House has faced multiple controversies, ranging from signature forgery disputes to corruption probes involving executive officials and legislative committees. In 2025, the House Committee on University Education was implicated in an alleged extortion racket alongside Senate committees, purportedly demanding N8 million from federal universities in exchange for passing the 2025 budget. Nevertheless, the House denied the claims and cleared its committees without a formal public probe, drawing backlash. Recently, the House erupted into a rowdy session after lawmakers alleged that their signatures were forged on documents nominating minority leadership positions. This led to internal wrangling over lawmakers allegedly compromising their opposition mandates. At the end of the day, the issue was resolved and Hon. Fred Agbedi emerged as the Minority Leader. Three-year Scorecard Bills Despite some setbacks, between 14 June, 2023 and 4th June, 2026, the House received 2,747 bills — the highest three-year intake of any House since 1999. The overwhelming majority were members’ bills (2,595, or 94.5 per cent), with 57 Executive Bills (2.1 per cent) and 95 bills transmitted from the Senate. Interestingly, the dominance of private-member initiative is the defining feature of the 10th House’s legislative character and a marked shift from earlier Assemblies, in which Executive Bills made up a far larger share. Motions and Matters of Urgent Public Importance Across three years, the House considered 1,320 motions, of which 1,302 (98.6 per cent) were referred to committees and 460 (34.8 per cent ) were presented as Matters of Urgent Public Importance. In the third session the urgency intensified: 121 of roughly 220 motions (55 per cent) were MUPIs, a figure independently confirmed against the Third-Session Motions’ record, signalling a chamber increasingly used to respond to immediate national concerns. The distribution of motions tracks the House’s stated priorities: social-sector concerns lead (458 motions; 34.7 per cent), followed by national security (255; 19.3 per cent), economic growth (186; 14.1 per cent) and good governance (178; 13.5 per cent.) Petitions The petitions system is a direct channel between citizens and the House, and its intake demonstrates real accessibility. As such, in three years, 857 petitions were referred to the Committee on Public Petitions between June 2023 and June 2026, from civil servants, retirees, students, NGOs, professional associations and communities, on grievances ranging from wrongful termination and unpaid pensions to land disputes and abuse of power. But resolution has lagged badly. Of the 857, 209 were concluded (180 closed, 27 struck out, two withdrawn) and 648 remained pending as at June 2026, a clearance rate of roughly 24 per cent. The Committee laid 55 reports and considered 50. It should be noted that motions and the resolutions adopting them are the House’s most immediate instrument, but they are advisory, not binding, and their impact depends on executive compliance. According to the House committee-monitoring data, only 46 per cent of resolutions are acknowledged as implemented. Oversight of the executive Over three years, committees undertook 766 oversight engagements: 135 familiarisation and courtesy visits, 480 oversight and inspection visits, 84 investigative hearings and public hearings. Recoveries and results The clearest oversight result
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