During the 24th session of the National Assembly, which comprised seven sittings held between February 2 and February 12, 2026, 52 members out of 332 (16 percent) attended all sittings, while 54 members (16 percent) did not attend any sitting.
Below are key highlights of the attendance during the session.
- The first sitting recorded the highest attendance, with 219 MNAs present (66 percent of the current membership).
- The third sitting recorded the lowest attendance, with 110 MNAs present (33 percent).
- As many as 280 MNAs (84 percent) missed at least one sitting.
- Among cabinet members from the National Assembly, two federal ministers attended all sittings, while nine ministers — six federal ministers and three ministers of state — did not attend any sitting.
- The Prime Minister did not attend any sitting.
- The Leader of the Opposition attended all sittings.
- Of the 19 federal ministers scheduled to respond during Question Hour, only six were present on the day they were required to answer questions.
- Of the three ministers required to make statements on Calling Attention Notices, one federal minister and one minister of state were present, while one CAN was covered by the Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs instead of relevant minister.
Read FAFEN’s detailed attendance report for the 24th session of the National Assembly to see the attendance record of each MNA.
