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Provided that a House of Assembly of a State shall consist of not less than twenty-four and not more than forty members. 92. Speaker of House of Assembly (1) There shall be a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker of a House of Assembly who shall be elected by the members of the House from among themselves. (2) The Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly shall vacate his office – (a) if he ceases to be a member of the House of Assembly, otherwise than by reason of the dissolution of the House; (b) when the House first sits after any dissolution of House; or (c) if he is removed from office by a resolution of House of Assembly by the votes of not less than two-third majority of the members of the House. 93. Staff of House of Assembly There shall be a Clerk to a House of Assembly and such other staff as may be prescribed by a Law enacted by the House of Assembly, and the method of appointment of the Clerk and other staff of the House shall be as prescribed by that Law. B - Procedure for Summoning and Dissolution of House of Assembly 94. Declaration of assets and liabilities; oaths of members (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 the Seventh Schedule to this Constitution, but a member may, before taking the oaths, take part in the election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly. [Seventh Schedule] 76 The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second , Third and Fourth Alterations