Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999
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Assembly, and the method of appointment of the Clerk and other staff of the House shall be as prescribed by that Law.
B - Procedure for Summoning and Dissolution of House of Assembly
94. (1) Every person elected to a House of Assembly shall before taking his seat in that House, declare his assets and liabilities in
the manner prescribed in this Constitution and subsequently take and subscribe before the Speaker of the House, the Oath of
Allegiance and oath of membership prescribed in the Seventh Schedule to this Constitution, but a member may, before taking the
oaths, take part in the election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly.
(2) The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of a House of Assembly shall declare their assets and liabilities in the manner prescribed by
this Constitution and subsequently take and subscribe to the Oath of Allegiance and the oath of membership prescribed as aforesaid
before the Clerk of the House of Assembly.
95. (1) At any sitting of a House of Assembly, the Speaker of that House shall preside, and in his absence the Deputy Speaker shall
preside.
(2) In the absence of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House, such member of the House as the House may elect for a purpose
shall preside.
96. (1) The quorum of a House of Assembly shall be one-third of all the members of the House.
(2) If objection is taken by any member of a House of Assembly present that there are present in that House (besides the person
presiding) fewer than one-third of all the members of that House and that it is not competent for the House to transact business, and
after such interval as may be prescribed in the rules of procedure of the House, the person presiding ascertains that the number of
members present is still less than one-third of all the members of the House, he shall adjourn the House.
97. The business of a House of Assembly shall be conducted in English, but the House may in addition to English conduct the
business of the House in one or more other languages spoken in the State as the House may by resolution approve.
98. (1) Except as otherwise provided by this Constitution, any question proposed for decision in a House of Assembly shall be
determined by the required majority of the members present and voting; and the person presiding shall cast a vote whenever
necessary to avoid an equality of votes but shall not vote in any other case.
(2) Except as otherwise provided by this Constitution, the required majority for the purpose of determining any question shall be a
simple majority.
(3) A House of Assembly shall by its rules provide -
(a) that a member of the House shall declare any direct pecuniary interest he may have in any matter coming before the House for
deliberation;
(b) that the House may by resolution decide whether or not such member may vote or participate in its deliberations, on such matter;
(c) the penalty, if any, which the House may impose for failure to declare any direct pecuniary interest such member may have; and
(d) for such other matters pertaining to the foregoing as the House may think necessary, but nothing in this subsection shall enable
any rules to be made to require any member, who signifies his intention not to vote on or participate in such matter, and who does
not so vote or participate, to declare any such interest.
99. Any person who sits or votes in a House of Assembly of a State knowing or having reasonable grounds for knowing that he is
not entitled to do so commits an offence and is liable on conviction to such punishment as shall be prescribed by a Law of the House
of Assembly.
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