Official source page 45 — Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 | Esheria AI

Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999

Official source page 45

Status: in_forceRetrieved: 2026-08-18T06:43:56.741649+00:00Release: constitutions-global-20260821-v2
100. (1) The power of a House of Assembly to make laws shall be exercised by bills passed by the House of Assembly and, except as otherwise provided by this section, assented to by the Governor. (2) A bill shall not become Law unless it has been duly passed and, subject to subsection (1) of this section, assented to in accordance with the provisions of this section. (3) Where a bill has been passed by the House of Assembly it shall be presented to the Governor for assent. (4) Where a bill is presented to the Governor for assent he shall within thirty days thereof signify that he assents or that he withholds assent. (5) Where the Governor withholds assent and the bill is again passed by the House of Assembly by two-thirds majority, the bill shall become law and the assent of the Governor shall not be required. 101. Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, a House of Assembly shall have power to regulate its own procedure, including the procedure for summoning and recess of the House. 102. A House of Assembly may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership, and the presence or participation of any person not entitled to be present at or to participate in the proceedings of the House shall not invalidate such proceedings. 103. (1) A House of Assembly may appoint a committee of its members for any special or general purpose as in its opinion would be better regulated and managed by means of such a committee, and may by resolution, regulation or otherwise as it thinks fit delegate any functions exercisable by it to any such committee. (2) The number of members of a committee appointed under this section, their term of office and quorum shall be fixed by the House of Assembly. (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorising a House of Assembly to delegate to a committee the power to decide whether a bill shall be passed into Law or to determine any matter which it is empowered to determine by resolution under the provisions of this Constitution, but such a committee of the House may be authorised to make recommendations to the House on any such matter. 104. A House of Assembly shall sit for a period of not less than one hundred and eighty-one days in a year. 105. (1) A House of Assembly shall stand dissolved at the expiration of a period of four years commencing from the date of the first sitting of the House. (2) If the Federation is at war in which the territory of Nigeria is physically involved and the President considers that it is not practicable to hold elections, the National Assembly may by resolution extend the period of four years mentioned in subsection (1) of this section from time to time but not beyond a period of six months at any one time. (3) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the person elected as the Governor of a State shall have power to issue a proclamation for the holding of the first session of the House of Assembly of the State concerned immediately after his being sworn in, or for its dissolution as provided in this section. C -Qualification for Membership of House of Assembly and Right of Attendance 106. Subject to the provisions of section 107 of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified for election as a member of a House of Assembly if - (a) he is a citizen of Nigeria;

Source and rights

Source hash
sha256:84ee8e8a0fec7592a6176795762c35ddc93d9a12bed5799d3968c06e69e6ddcb
Kanon status
succeeded
Metadata right
allowed_with_attribution
Full text right
allowed_with_attribution
API delivery right
allowed_with_attribution
Public search right
allowed_with_attribution
Model context right
allowed_with_attribution

Provenance

retrievedAt
2026-08-18T06:43:56.741649+00:00
Open upstream source

12 of 22 segments returned (truncated); 0 of 0 mentions.

Kanon segments

  • kanon-segment:sha256:9ae3d2b12679ca1be17723f659ddce7b0ab89c62925f86eece0d7c9e318b8056 · container · 0 · 93926
  • kanon-segment:sha256:81ec75e694668ea19000a8b99d3d5511d28336a12114e8d404750f348cd64a24 · container · 1 · 95555
  • kanon-segment:sha256:3fc804a6d6792ab579ac8f511aeb3eec581c838b5d80277cada1cf5c8c634e11 · unit · 3 · 99064
  • kanon-segment:sha256:a8fbd0076699aa239ac103c6d9fe7b0ff80bf210f986447beeed2618d18119ca · container · 2 · 99064
  • kanon-segment:sha256:38d0978954ababb9451f0483b6c8cfdb955535150cbdcce46892cce363c60366 · unit · 3 · 99260
  • kanon-segment:sha256:4d62c746c5a590ead5bff2178765683d19ebe3c184a8834cb9fef5dfbc002cbb · unit · 3 · 99435
  • kanon-segment:sha256:00ce34d3e804fc6b9743a130461842566ab9b815431ce4093b9f717bfdc3cf47 · unit · 3 · 99544
  • kanon-segment:sha256:a3add3a1ca40ff490d26b5b89995ac13b03b1d9b9803095769612d55c33f0bc2 · unit · 3 · 99691
  • kanon-segment:sha256:583b9a8e6f2216077047deb9b501f27e8564eccb3c45991d49e48e12965bcdb7 · unit · 2 · 99890
  • kanon-segment:sha256:7fafcc5476f43707295dda77cb791801e7cbcac8c1ffc171cf051daf2bb9f8e2 · unit · 2 · 100075
  • kanon-segment:sha256:58968cf765cd4d606be38db282299dc559661d5782772a3441b2ba8d2e58351b · unit · 3 · 100323
  • kanon-segment:sha256:927ae174c5b42479111bd0c63fb204d64311b5646f4f7c6403b5d3bc66be92c0 · container · 2 · 100323

Cross-references

  • kanon-crossreference:sha256:ccb63f2f671ec1234f2387a5da72f1457a7c2147bb64c201ad49e0cfbe873730 · 99339 · 99369 · kanon-segment:sha256:3fc804a6d6792ab579ac8f511aeb3eec581c838b5d80277cada1cf5c8c634e11
  • kanon-crossreference:sha256:d096fda543731fb294a724d16c91bf3f7159139ed2c78b30d2cb383ceb5acd88 · 101697 · 101727 · kanon-segment:sha256:cadec63ec267416930f47de8c8446a0812a9c6323afa73839082c675821cdda9
  • kanon-crossreference:sha256:b6b6a2cfbe429b044b3b23c2a20fe62320e10ff929cb458f584f362c6b387491 · 121850 · 121882 · kanon-segment:sha256:927ae174c5b42479111bd0c63fb204d64311b5646f4f7c6403b5d3bc66be92c0