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1999   C O N S T I T U T I O N   O F  
T H E   F E D E R A L   R E P U B L I C   O F   N I G E R I A

Chapter V
Index of Chapters...


The  Legislature

Part I      National Assembly

A - Composition and staff of National Assembly

  • 47. Establishment of the National Assembly
  • 48. Composition of the Senate
  • 49. Composition of the house of representatives
  • 50. President of the Senate and speaker of the house of representatives.
  • 51. Staff of the National Assembly

B - Procedure for summoning and dissolution of National Assembly

  • 52. Declaration of assets and liabilities; oaths of members
  • 53. Presiding at sittings of the National Assembly and at joint sittings
  • 54. Quorum
  • 55. Languages
  • 56. Voting
  • 57. Unqualified person sitting or voting
  • 58. Mode of exercising Federal legislative power; general
  • 59. Mode of exercising Federal legislative power; money bills
  • 60. Regulation of procedure
  • 61. Vacancy of participation of strangers not to invalidate proceedings.
  • 62. Committees
  • 63. Sittings
  • 64. Dissolution and issue of proclamations by President

C - Qualifications for members of National Assembly and right of attendance

  • 65. Qualifications for election
  • 66. Disqualifications
  • 67. Right of attendance of president
  • 68. Tenure of seat of members
  • 69. Recall
  • 70. Remuneration

D - Election to National Assembly

  • 71. Senatorial districts and federal constituencies
  • 72. Size of Senatorial districts and federal constituencies
  • 73. Periodical review of senatorial districts and federal constituencies
  • 74. Time when alteration of senatorial districts or federal constituencies takes effect
  • 75. Ascertainment of population
  • 76. Time of election to the National Assembly
  • 77. Direct election and franchise
  • 78. Supervision of election
  • 79. Power of the National Assembly as to determination of certain questions

E - Powers and control over public funds

  • 80. Establishment of consolidated revenue fund
  • 81. Authorisation of expenditure from consolidated revenue fund
  • 82. Authorisation of expenditure in default of appropriations
  • 83. Contingencies fund
  • 84. Remuneration, etc. of the president and certain other officers
  • 85. Audit of public accounts
  • 86. Appointment of Auditor-General
  • 87. Tenure of office of Auditor-General
  • 88. Power of conduct investigations
  • 89. Power of matters of evidence

Part II     House of Assembly of a state

A - Composition and staff of house of Assembly

  • 90. Establishment of house of Assembly for each state
  • 91. Composition of the house of Assembly
  • 92. Speaker of house of Assembly
  • 93. Staff of house of Assembly

B - Procedure for Summoning and dissolution of house of Assembly

  • 94. Declaration of assets and liabilities; oaths of members
  • 95. Presiding at sittings
  • 96. Quorum
  • 97. Languages
  • 98. Voting
  • 99. Unqualified person sitting or voting
  • 100. Mode of exercising legislative power of a state
  • 101. Regulation of procedure
  • 102. Vacancy of participation of strangers not to invalidate proceedings
  • 103. Committees
  • 104. Sittings
  • 105. Dissolution and issue of proclamation by Governor

C - Qualification for membership of house of assembly and right of attendance

  • 106. Qualifications for election
  • 107. Disqualifications
  • 108. Rights of attendance of governor
  • 109. Tenure of seat of members
  • 110. Recall
  • 111. Remuneration.

D - Elections to a house Assembly

  • 112. State constituencies
  • 113. Size of state constituencies
  • 114. Periodical review of State constituencies
  • 115. Time when alteration of state constituencies takes effect
  • 116. Time of elections to houses of Assembly
  • 117. Direct election and franchise
  • 118. Supervision of election
  • 119. Power of National Assembly as to determination of certain questions

E - Power and control over public funds

  • 120. Establishment of consolidated revenue fund
  • 121. Authorised of expenditure from consolidated revenue fund
  • 122. Authorised of expenditure in default of appropriations
  • 123. Contingencies funds
  • 124. Remuneration, etc. of the governor and certain other officers
  • 125. Audit of public accounts
  • 126. Appointment of Auditor-General
  • 127. Tenure of office of Auditor-General
  • 128. Power to conduct investigation
  • 129. Power as to matters of evidence

 
 
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