During the 27th session of the National Assembly, which comprised nine sittings held between May 11 and May 22, 2026, 66 members out of 333 (20 percent) attended all sittings, while 33 members (10 percent) did not attend any sitting.
Below are key highlights of the attendance during the session.
• The first sitting recorded the highest attendance, with 249 MNAs present (75 percent of the current membership).
• The fifth sitting recorded the lowest attendance, with 164 MNAs present (49 percent).
• As many as 267 MNAs (80 percent) missed at least one sitting.
• Among cabinet members from the National Assembly, one federal minister and a state minister attended all sittings, while two ministers — one federal minister and one minister 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 26 federal ministers scheduled to respond during Question Hour, 12 were present on the day they were required to answer questions.
• Of the eight ministers required to respond to Calling Attention Notices, three were marked present in one sitting.
Read FAFEN’s detailed attendance report for the 27th session of the National Assembly to see the attendance record of each MNA.
