Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023
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Official sourceof Representatives convened by the President under section 64 of
this Constitution.
(4) The Standing Orders of the State House of Assembly in existence
before its dissolution under section 105 of the Constitution shall
apply in relation to the proceedings of the first session of the State
House of Assembly convened by the Governor under section 105
this Constitution.
(5) The Standing Orders of a legislative house before its dissolution
under section 64 or 105 of this Constitution may be modified within
such a reasonable time after the inauguration and first session of the
legislative house to bring them in conformity with the proceedings
of the newly inaugurated legislative house.
[Section 311 (6) (6) In this section, the “former Constitution” refers to the
is deleted by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1979.
Constitution of the
Federal Republic of [Cap. 62. LFN 1990]
Nigeria, 1999 (Fifth
Alteration) (No. 8) 312. Special provisions in respect of first election
Act, 2023]
(1) The electoral commission established for the Federation under
any law in force immediately before the date when this section
comes into force shall be responsible for performing the functions
conferred on the Independent National Electoral Commission
established by the provisions of this Constitution.
(2) Any person who before the coming into force of this Constitution
was elected to any elective office mentioned in this Constitution
in accordance with the provisions of any law in force immediately
before the coming into force of this Constitution, shall be deemed
to have been duly elected to that office under this Constitution.
313. System of revenue allocation
Pending any Act of the National Assembly for the provision of
a system of revenue allocation between the Federation and the
States, among the States, between the States and local government
councils and among the local government councils in the States,
the system of revenue allocation in existence for the financial year
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