Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023
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Official sourceof this Constitution have been complied with in respect of the
recall of the member.
(2) The Speaker of the House of Assembly shall give effect to
subsection (1) of this section, so however that the Speaker or a
member shall first present evidence satisfactory to the House that
any of the provisions of that subsection has become applicable in
respect of the member.
(3) A member of a House of Assembly shall be deemed to be absent
without just cause from a meeting of the House of Assembly unless
the person presiding certifies in writing that he is satisfied that the
absence of the member from the meeting was for a just cause.
110. Recall
A member of the House of Assembly may be recalled as such a
member if -
(a) there is presented to the Chairman of the Independent
National Electoral Commission a petition in that behalf signed
by more than one-half of the persons registered to vote in
that member’s constituency alleging their loss of confidence
[Section 110(a)
in that member and which signatures are duly verified by the
is altered by
Independent National Electoral Commission; and Constitution of the
Federal Republic of
(b) the petition is thereafter, in a referendum conducted by the Nigeria, 1999 (First
Alteration Act) 2010]
Independent National Electoral Commission within ninety days
of the date of the receipt of the petition, approved by a simple
majority of the votes of the persons registered to vote in that
member’s constituency.
111. Remuneration
A member of the House of Assembly shall receive such salary and
other allowances as the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal
Commission may determine.
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