Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fourth Alteration) Acts, 2017
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Official source(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. Sittings
A House of Assembly shall sit for a period of not less than one
hundred and eighty-one days in a year.
105. Dissolution and issue of proclamation by Governor
(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. Qualifications for elections
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;
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