 A coalition of civil society groups in the country, known as the African Parliamentary Advocates and Reformed Groups, together with a coalition of parliamentary advocates and democratic consolidation, have decried the under-reporting of National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal proceedings and its implication for justice and democratic consolidation in the country. The director and convener of the group, Ambassador Chibuzo Kirike, made these known in Abuja during the press conference with the media. Kirike says, in spite of the fundamental role the national sub-national legislatures play in the democratic system as practised in Nigeria, the interest of Nigerians in these all-important arm of government leaves much to be desired. In spite of the fundamental role the National Assembly and sub-national legislatures play in democratic system as practice in Nigeria, the interest of Nigerians in these all-important arm of government leaves much to be desired. Recall that during the elections we had addressed the press conference highlighting what we talked on intended discrimination in the coverage of electoral campaigns for legislative candidates. Whose campaign trails and legislative agenda were not given commensurate media coverage as accorded to the counterpart in the executive arm of government. Over the years, the legislature is still challenged by high legislative turnover rates, both in terms of the rate of return to the National Assembly by members and in terms of the rate of serving legislators who are devoted to core legislative functions and institutional building. In their contributions, member of the group coalition says there is the need for the media to report expansively tribunal cases involving the legislature to ensure that executive does not overshadow these all-important arm of government in any democracy. Legislature, as we are looking at it, is actually the symbol, is the only symbol of democracy. Without the legislature, I don't think we are practicing them with democracy. I think that particular arm of government is now being, the running of the petitions, tribunals of that particular arm of government is now being suppressed because it's suppression, whether it's by error or by commission or by omission. Suppression is suppression. We have to know any other definition. You are assuming, so if that particular arm, the tribunal about that particular arm of government is now being suppressed, which will not tell you well for the consolidation and institutionalization of democracy. We cannot allow the system or the executive or whatever judiciary to suppress, you know, the feasibility of the legislature. We just talked about the case in hand in Kano. You know, because of the nature of that matter, it should have been given priority in terms of visibility so that people can follow to know what is going on. So this call is simply to say that we are interested in knowing the electorates.