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Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023

Annotated alteration evidence — page 95

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Nigeria
Provision
95
Source language
English
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in force
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(3) Any amount standing to the credit of – [Section 121 (3) is substituted by the (a) a State House of Assembly of a State in the Consolidated Constitution of the Revenue Fund of the State shall be paid directly into the account Federal Republic of of the Assembly; and Nigeria, 1999 (Fifth Alteration) (No. 6) Act, 2023] (b) the Judiciary of a State in the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the State shall be paid directly to the heads of the courts concerned. (3A) For the purpose of subsection (3), there is established for each State of the Federation a Disbursement Committee comprising – (a) the Commissioner of Finance of the State, as Chairman; (b) Accountant-General of the State; (c) a representative of the State Budget Office or Ministry; (d) Chief Registrar of the High Court of the State; (e) Chief Registrar of the Revenue Court of the State (where applicable) (f) Chief Registrar of Sharia Court of Appeal of the State (where applicable) (g) Chief Registrar of the Customary Court of Appeal of the State (where applicable) (h) the Clerk of the State House of Assembly; (i) Secretary of the House of Assembly Service Commission; (j) the Secretary of the State Judicial Service Commission; and (k) the officer in charge of finance in the State House of Assembly. (3B) All moneys due to the House of Assembly of the State and the Judiciary of the State for capital and recurrent expenditures shall be paid by the State Accountant-General into the House of Assembly of the State and Judiciary of the State accounts in monthly installments respectively. (3C) The moneys due to the House of Assembly of a State and the Judiciary of a State shall be the amount appropriated in the Appropriation Law of the State for the year. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterations 89

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Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023 · placng.org · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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