 Stakeholders have condemned the negative impact high turnover rates of lawmakers can have in the last lecture if not urgently addressed and nipped in the board. Lawmakers and others were on ground to discuss on this year's House of Representatives Press call week, themed high turnover of lawmakers' impact and way forward. Plus, if Emmanuel Higene completes three reports. A notable trend in the nation's democratic system since the Fourth Republic is a high rate of turnover of lawmakers in both chambers of the National Assembly. From 1999 till date, the rate had increased tremendously with a number set to soar from 130 lawmakers in the House of Representatives in 2019. Chairperson House of Representatives Press call, Ms Grace E.K. says the call chose DCS team as a way of strengthening the nation's legislature in the current democratic dispensation. In the course of our reportage, we have worked with keen interest individuals who have contributed their quota in promoting legislative system and chose to honor them today. These individuals have distinguished themselves in building and sourcing democracy in their own way. The House of Representatives Press call will continue to work towards promoting good governance, be objective, who will be balanced and fair in reporting parliamentary activities as we look forward to the 2023 general elections. Speaker after speaker says it is an unfortunate trend which has hampered the growth and innovation in the nation's democratic system. Why? You are not looking at the experience, you are not looking at the competencies. It is not about inability to perform, but probably because if it is not fine enough. Until the public perceive legislature as serving the interests of the public, above a space of primitive accumulation of wealth, the fierce competition to replace the legislature at every turn of generation will continue on average. The high turnover of lawmakers' length is negative impact on performance of the legislature. It includes erosion of legislative stability and institutional memory to an increase in the budget for capacity building of new legislators, manpower and competence. It takes a while for a newly elected legislator to master the art and act of lawmaking, oversight and representation, which are co-responsibilities integrated therein. Collectively, these factors have contributed to weakening the legislature in the current democratic order where the legislature is the supreme organ. They blame the overbearing attitude of state governors while calling for the financial and political autonomy of the local, state and federal legislature. The domineering nature of the executive determine what's those, who does what, when and how. They want to determine not only those who constitute the executive, but also the legislature. The development is not only anti-democracy, but ingenious to the development of independent legislature, capable of owning the executive to account. The event ended with an award for outstanding lawmakers and staff of the National Legislative Assembly. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.