The Orluzurumee Youth Assembly has commenced what it described as a comprehensive assessment of lawmakers representing Orlu Senatorial Zone, requesting detailed legislative performance records from elected officials at both the National Assembly and the Imo State House of Assembly.
Official letters have already been dispatched to the offices of the senator representing Orlu Zone, members of the House of Representatives and state lawmakers from the area, formally notifying them of the exercise and demanding their legislative scorecards.
The statement, jointly signed by Nnamdi Achi and Desmond Ugwumba on behalf of the Legislative Performance Assessment Committee of the Orluzurumee Youth Assembly, said the assessment would examine bills sponsored and co-sponsored by the lawmakers, motions and debates initiated on the floor of the legislative chambers, committee assignments handled, constituency projects facilitated, oversight functions conducted and empowerment programmes executed for constituents.
Other areas listed for scrutiny include youth-focused interventions, community development projects, infrastructure initiatives, stakeholder engagements, town hall meetings, constituency consultations and public accountability records disseminated through the media.
According to the committee, the exercise is intended to deepen democratic accountability and strengthen transparency in governance across Orlu Zone, insisting that the initiative was not designed to target or witch-hunt any politician.
“The people of Orlu deserve to know the level of legislative performance and constituency representation being delivered by those elected into public office,” the committee chairman, Nnamdi Achi, said.
The group also disclosed plans to embark on media engagements and radio appearances across the zone while awaiting responses from the lawmakers, saying the public enlightenment campaign would educate residents on the purpose and progress of the assessment exercise.
The committee urged community leaders, youth organisations, civil society groups and professional associations within Orlu Zone to submit what it described as “constructive feedback” and verifiable observations concerning the performance of elected representatives.
It further assured residents that all submissions and evaluations would be handled with “professionalism, neutrality and integrity,” adding that a comprehensive legislative performance report and scorecard would be released publicly at the end of the exercise.
