Nigerian House of Representatives member Festus Adefiranye criticizes state Houses of Assembly's lack of autonomy.

Hon. Festus Adefiranye, a member of Nigeria's House of Representatives from Ondo State, has criticized the lack of autonomy in state Houses of Assembly. He describes comparing national and state assemblies as "comparing death with sleep" and attributes this issue to the overbearing attitude of governors. Adefiranye notes that state assemblies lack autonomy and function as extensions of the executive branch of state governments.