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AdvoKC, a youth-led civic-tech organisation committed to promoting transparency, democratic governance, and public participation in Nigeria using its flagship platform, has officially released its Three-Year Assessment Reports evaluating the performance of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. These twin reports provide the first comprehensive, data-driven audit of the sweeping policy promises our lawmakers made to the public at the start of their tenures.
At a time when citizens are increasingly demanding transparency, the Legislative Agenda Meter, and by extension the Promise Tracker NG platform (www.promisetracker.ng), has solidified its status as an indispensable accountability tool for democratic oversight. By tracking 56 core commitments in the House of Representatives and 34 major pledges in the Senate, the tool strips away political rhetoric to reveal exactly where our elected representatives have delivered, where they have faltered, and where critical reforms remain trapped in the gears of bureaucracy.
The assessment uncovers an incredibly uneven landscape of legislative performance across both chambers.
The 10th House of Representatives achieved an overall weighted fulfilment score of just 26.8 per cent, with 13 promises kept, 4 compromised, and 39 officially broken. The House demonstrated genuine legislative muscle in Healthcare (67 per cent) and Justice & Security (57 per cent). Alarmingly, the Economy & Jobs sector recorded a 0 per cent fulfilment score. Governance and Political Reform also fell flat at a meagre 6 per cent score, leaving foundational promises on electoral integrity and constitutional amendments unfulfilled.
The 10th Senate finished its three-year mark with a stronger but still heavily mixed overall performance score of 44.11 per cent, fully delivering on 9 promises, while 12 were deemed compromised and 13 broken. The Senate excelled in Education, securing a 66.7 per cent fulfilment score. It also achieved a solid 57.1 per cent in Economic Development & Jobs. But, when it came to deep, structural changes, the Senate stalled. Constitutional adjustments, youth inclusion measures, and local government autonomy bills have languished inside drawn-out committee debates, leading to half of all tracked senate promises being rated as compromised.
"Legislative agendas are not merely aspirational policy wish-lists; they are solemn public covenants made with the Nigerian people," said Habib Sheidu, Project Director of the AdvoKC Foundation. "With only one year left before the curtain falls on the 10th Assembly, this report is not an indictment but a crucial wake-up call. Our lawmakers still possess a vital window of opportunity to salvage their legacies, fast-track trapped constitutional reforms, and deliver the transformational governance they promised."
As Nigeria advances deeper into its political cycle, these reports stand as a powerful reminder that true democracy thrives on relentless scrutiny. The AdvoKC Foundation invites civil society, the media, and everyday citizens to explore the complete findings and view live, continuously updated tracking data to help keep our leaders answerable to the people who put them in power.
The full reports for both the House of Representatives and the Senate are now available for public download at bit.ly/10thnass3years
