Christopher Ochanja Ngara is the Ag. Director, Department of Democracy and Governance at the National Institute for Legislative & Democratic Studies (NILDS), National Assembly, Abuja. He holds a PhD degree in Political Science from Benue State University, Makurdi. He is a specialist in the legislature and foreign policy. He has coordinated several national and international engagements for NILDS, including Election Observation in several general and off-season elections. His research interests include Foreign Policy, Women in Politics, Election and Party Politics, Legislative Studies, State-Society Relations, and Politics and National Development. He has published several research articles in local and international peer-reviewed journals.