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Section 310 and 311 of the 1999 Constitution: Power of the Federal and State Civil Service Commission to Appoint Staff of the Legislative Houses and Standing Orders of the National and House of Assembly

Posted on April 21, 2024by kivaonyi

The 1999 Constitution Section 310 (1) Until the National Assembly or a House of Assembly has exercised its powers to initiate legislation in accordance with the provisions of section 51 or 93 of this Constitution, the Clerk or other staff of a legislative house shall be appointed, as respects each House of the National Assembly…

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Section 127, 128 and 129 of the 1999 Constitution: Removal of Auditor General of a State and Investigations by the State House of Assembly

Posted on July 2, 2022by kivaonyi

The 1999 Constitution Section 127 (1) A person holding the office of Auditor-General under section 126 (1) of this Constitution shall be removed from office by the Governor of the State acting on an address supported by two-thirds majority of the House of Assembly praying that he be so removed for inability to discharge the…

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Section 116, 117, 118, 119 of the 1999 Constitution: Elections to the State House of Assembly

Posted on June 4, 2022by kivaonyi

The 1999 Constitution Section 116 (1) Elections to a House of Assembly shall be held on a date to be appointed by the Independent National Electoral Commission. (INEC will be responsible for setting up a date for elections to enter the House of Assembly) Section 116 (2) The date mentioned in subsection (1) of this…

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Section 110 and 111 of the 1999 Constitution: Recalling and Salary of Members of the State House of Assembly

Posted on May 21, 2022by kivaonyi

The 1999 Constitution Section 110 A member of the House of Assembly may be recalled as such a member if: (This section explains the process of recalling a member of the House of Assembly. If the following steps are carried out, the member of the House of Assembly must vacate office and ceases to be…

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Section 108 and 109 of the 1999 Constitution: Circumstances where a Governor/ Commissioner of a State Can Attend Meeting of the State House of Assembly and Situations where Members of the House Shall Vacate their Seat

Posted on May 14, 2022by kivaonyi

The 1999 Constitution Section 108 (1) The Governor of a State may attend a meeting of a House of Assembly of the State either to deliver an address on State affairs or to make such statement on the policy of government as he may consider to be of importance to the State (This section gives…

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Section 106 and 107 of the 1999 Constitution: Qualifications for Membership of the State House of Assembly

Posted on May 7, 2022by kivaonyi

The 1999 Constitution Section 106 Subject to the provisions of section 107 of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified for election as a member of a House of Assembly if – (a) he is a citizen of Nigeria; (b) he has attained the age of thirty years; (c) he has been educated up to…

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Section 103, 104 and 105 of the 1999 Constitution: Power to Constitute Committees, Duration and Dissolution of the State House of Assembly.

Posted on April 30, 2022by kivaonyi

The 1999 Constitution Section 103 (1) A House of Assembly may appoint a committee of its members for any special or general purpose as in its opinion would be better regulated and managed by means of such a committee, and may by resolution, regulation or otherwise as it thinks fit delegate any functions exercisable by…

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Section 100, 101 and 102 of the 1999 Constitution: Powers of the State House of Assembly

Posted on April 23, 2022by kivaonyi

The 1999 Constitution Section 100 (1) The power of a House of Assembly to make laws shall be exercised by bills passed by the House of Assembly and, except as otherwise provided by this section, assented to by the Governor. (The Power of the State House of Assembly to make laws must be by making…

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Section 97, 98 and 99 of the 1999 Constitution: Language, Voting and Offences of the State House of Assembly

Posted on April 16, 2022by kivaonyi

The 1999 Constitution Section 97 The business of a House of Assembly shall be conducted in English, but the House may in addition to English conduct the business of the House in one or more other languages spoken in the State as the House may by resolution approve. (The official language of the House of…

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Section 94, 95 and 96 of the 1999 Constitution: Declaration of Assets, Presiding and Quorum of the State House of Assembly

Posted on April 9, 2022by kivaonyi

The 1999 Constitution Section 94 (1) Every person elected to a House of Assembly shall before taking his seat in that House, declare his assets and liabilities in the manner prescribed in this Constitution and subsequently take and subscribe before the Speaker of the House, the Oath of Allegiance and oath of membership prescribed in…