By Doris Uboh Media Team
The primary duties of a legislator includes initiating bills and policies concerning the socioeconomic challenges facing the people he is representing in Parliament, bills and policies on the environment, education, Agriculture, trade and commerce, job creation and so on.
It encompasses passing necessary bills that protects the interest of his or her constituency.
A legislator affects people’s everyday life, understanding the fact that he or she was elected by the voters which he or she represent, purposely to pursue and implement policies which have bearing on their common good.
As a member of the legislative arm or law making organ of government, a legislator work also entails making changes to existing laws and passing new legislation based on his or her constituent’s needs.
He or she often serves on committees that oversee various aspects of the legislature’s oversight functions and government intervention agencies.
Most laws are developed by these committees and agencies and then voted on by the entire legislative body and accented to by the President to become a law of the federation.
By staying on top of important issues or getting correct information on important issues and current events, meeting with constituents, advisers and conducting research. A legislator can make informed decisions that will help him to sponsor bills that can take care of challenges confronting his or her constituency.
Additionally, legislator’s duties also include;
- Initiating policies and programmes and ensuring that they are captured in the appropriation bills.
- Participation in debates on proposed legislation.
- Seeking funding for projects and programmes in his or her constituency.
- Lobbying and negotiating with other law makers to gain consensus for the passage of bills and that will benefit his/her constituency.
- Making public appearances, presentations and speeches, especially on issues bothering his/her constituency.
Achieving success as a legislator means collaborating with various interest groups; listening to constituent’s concern, debating and compromising with colleagues!
THE BIG QUESTION
Is the aforementioned duties and responsibilities not what a good legislator, which is dully elected by the people should be doing?
Can we in Anioma be sincere and bold to say we have been well and rightly represented for past years?
THE SOLUTION.
To my Anioma people, the time has come again to make it right and correct this avalanche of misrepresentation.
This can only be done when we collectively and decisively support and vote a more competent candidate to be our voice at the Parliament. Fortunately All PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS (APC) GAVE US CREDIBLE AND QUALIFIED CANDIDATE.
To this end, we present to you, HON.DORIS UBOH a woman of high integrity and great vision.
A woman with the right experience and a woman who has great passion and love for Anioma nation.
A woman with the mission of providing excellent services and quality representation at the Senate.
DORIS is poised to provide better democratic dividend, in terms of constituency projects to the Anioma communities across board.
HON DORIS UBOH as Senator representing the good people of Anioma land, will mark a turning point in projects delivery, projects that will be evenly distributed across all the towns and villages in Anioma.
Let us support and vote , ENGR DORIS UBOH for Senate, Delta North 2019
