(i) Serve as check against dictatorship.
(ii) Help to prevent bribery and corruption through their activities.
(iii) Provide useful information in the process of law making.
(iv) Assist in policy formulation and implementation.
(v) Provide educational programmes seminar, lectures, debates, etc.
(vi) Conduct research useful for the administration of the state on technical issues.
(vii) Serve as link between the people and the government.
(viii) Serve as yardstick for measuring the popularity of government policies.
(lix) Assist in championing the cause of the under privileged in the country.