Nigeria, Oct. 17 -- Senator Effiong Bob's new book, "The Burden of Legislators in Nigeria" serves as an insightful follow-up to Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia's 2009 work "Banana Peel: The Burden of Legislature in Nigeria." The two books beam piercing searchlights into the intricate issues that define Nigeria's legislative endeavours. While Mr Ogbonnia examined legislative power and constitutional law within Nigeria's democracy, Mr Bob delves deeper into the human, institutional and political complexities of legislative service in the Fourth Republic.

Spanning 508 pages of discursive narratives, Senator Bob's "The Burden of Legislators in Nigeria" combines memoir, political history and institutional analysis to illuminate the realities of repre...