Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023
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Official source50. President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of
Representatives
(1) There shall be -
(a) a President and a Deputy President of the Senate, who shall be
elected by the members of that House from among themselves;
and
(b) a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker of the House of
Representatives, who shall be elected by the members of that
House from among themselves.
(2) The President or Deputy President of the Senate or the Speaker
or Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives shall vacate his
office -
(a) if he ceases to be a member of the Senate or of the House of
Representatives, as the case may be, otherwise than by reason
of a dissolution of the Senate or the House of Representatives;
or
(b) when the House of which he was a member first sits after any
dissolution of that House; or
(c) if he is removed from office by a resolution of the Senate or
of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, by the
votes of not less than two-thirds majority of the members of that
House.
51. Staff of the National Assembly
There shall be a Clerk to the National Assembly and such other staff
as may be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly, and the
method of appointment of the Clerk and other staff of the National
Assembly shall be as prescribed by that Act.
B - Procedure for Summoning and Dissolution of National
Assembly
52. Declaration of assets and liabilities; oaths of members
(1) Every member of the Senate or the House of Representatives
shall, before taking his seat, declare his assets and liabilities as
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