Certificate in Parliamentary Administration

List of ILS Academic Staff

S/N	Name	Status	Qualification	Research Interest
1	I. Imam	Professor	LLB, (UDUSok) BL (Abuja),  LLM(OAU Ife) Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Legislative studies, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law,
2	W.O. Egbewole	Professor	LL.B (OAU, Ile-Ife); BL (Lagos); LL.M (OAU, Ile-Ife); Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Electoral Matter and Judiciary, Jurisprudence and Legal Theory, Public International law,
3	A. A. Oba	Professor	LL.B (OAU, Ile-Ife); BL (Lagos); LL.M. (OAU, Ile-Ife); Ph.D. (Kuala Lumpur)	Legal System, Legal Pluralism, Comparative Law and Human Rights Law
4	M. A. Etudaiye	Professor	LL.B (ABU, Zaria); BL (Lagos); LL.M. (OAU, Ile-Ife); Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Legal System, Jurisprudence and Legal Theory, International Law
5	F. A. Aremu	Professor	B.Sc. (Jos); M.Sc. (UDU, Sokoto); Ph.D. (Beppu-shi-Japan)	Legislative Studies, Policy Studies. International Relations
6	E.O. Ojo	Professor	B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Ibadan)	Comparative Studies, Federalism, Electoral Studies
7	O. Y. Abdul-Hamid	Professor	LL.B (OAU, Ile-Ife); BL (Lagos); LL.M. (OAU, Ile-Ife); Ph.D. (Kuala Lumpur)	Company Law and Corporate Governance
8	A. J. Omede	Professor	B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Lagos)	Strategic/Security Studies, Political Economy, Peace and Women Studies
9	H. O. Ijaiya	Professor	B.Ed. (Ilorin) LLB (Jos); BL (Lagos) LLM, PhD,/MPhil, Ph.D. (OAU Ife)	Environmental Law
10	A. O. Sambo	Professor	LL.B (Ilorin); BL (Lagos); LL.M. (Ilorin); Ph.D. (Kuala Lumpur)	Constitutional Law, Human Rights Law
11	Abdulkadir B. A.	Professor	LL.B (Ilorin); BL (Lagos); LL.M. (Ilorin); Ph.D. (Kuala Lumpur)	Environmental Rights, Legislative Studies, Administrative Law
12	A. C. Onuora-Oguno	Professor	LL.B (Ilorin); BL (Lagos); LL.M., LLD (Pretoria)	Legal System, International Law, Human Rights Law
13	R. O Yusuf	SL	B.Sc. (Ilorin); M.Sc, Ph.D. (Ibadan)	Sociology
14	Azizat O. Amoloye-Adebayo	Professor	LL.B. (UDU, Sokoto); BL (Lagos); LL.M. (Ibadan); Ph.D. (Nottingham)	Human Rights
15	A. R. Bakare	SL	B.Sc. (Ilorin), M.Sc. (Ibadan), Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Legislative Studies, Electoral Studies, Comparative Politics
15	M.K. Adebayo	Professor	LL. B (UNIMAID); BL (Lagos); LL.M., Ph.D. (Jos)	Constitutional and Administrative Law, Human Rights Law, Reproductive Health Rights, Family Law,
16	Nimah M Abdulraheem	Professor	LL.B (BUK, Kano); BL (Lagos); LL.M (OAU, Ile-Ife); Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Gender Rights Law
17	O. M. Adebiyi	Senior Lecturer	B.Sc.; M.Sc.; Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Election and Electoral studies
18	A.A. Muhammad	Reader	B.Sc., M.Sc (Ilorin); Ph.D. (ABU, Zaria)	Comparative Politics
19	M A Abdulraheem-Mustapha	Professor	LLB, (UDUSok), BL (Abuja) LLM (OAU), Ph.D (Ilorin
20	G. A. Animasawun	Professor	B.A. (Lagos); M.A., Ph.D. (Ibadan)	Conflict Management, Neopatrimonialism, State & Nation-Building
21	G. T. Ijaiya	Professor	B.Sc. (Jos); M.Sc., Ph.D. (UDU, Sokoto)	Development Economic, Distributive Economics
22	A. J. Edun	Senior Lecturer	B.Sc., M.Sc., MPA, PGDE, Ph.D.	Local Government Studies, Public Administration

Course Overview

Parliaments are a fundamental aspect of democratic life, administrative governance and pluralistic political interaction. Strengthening the capacity of Parliaments to work to optimum effect is a very important aspect of the entrenchment and flourishing of democracy and the political stability of any country. Between one to four weeks certificated programme has been designed for parliamentarians and their aids to invest in the effective functioning of assemblies. The programme includes a focus on the division of powers, different types of scrutiny in parliaments, the role of budgeting and best practice in planning committee inquiries. Parliamentary business forms a strong component, ensuring delegates are fully equipped to deal with legislative matters and understand the roles of different parliamentary actors.

Topics

1. Different parliamentary models, including supra-national parliaments and
2. inter-parliamentary assemblies
3. The efficacy of different parliamentary models in scrutinising legislation
4. The role of committees, including financing committees and allocating funds
5. Organising and holding parliamentary inquiries effectively
6. Agreeing and scheduling the legislative process

By comparing parliaments from around the world and building upon their own experience, participants will leave fully equipped to undertake and extend their roles within parliamentary processes.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course delegates will be able to:

1. Clearly define the role of a parliamentarian and parliamentary support staff
2. Strengthen parliamentary procedures and representation
3. Gain in-depth knowledge of the objectives and scope of parliamentary work
4. Improve capacity and support structures whilst reducing administrative burdens
5. Analyse, enhance and evaluate Parliamentary performance