Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fourth Alteration) Acts, 2017
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Official source48. Composition of the Senate
The Senate shall consist of three Senators from each State and one
from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
49. Composition of the House of Representatives
Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the House of
Representatives shall consist of three hundred and sixty members
representing constituencies of nearly equal population as far as
possible, provided that no constituency shall fall within more than
one State.
50. President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of
Representatives
(1) There shall be -
(a) a President and a Deputy President of the Senate, who shall be
elected by the members of that House from among themselves;
and
(b) a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker of the House of
Representatives, who shall be elected by the members of that
House from among themselves.
(2) The President or Deputy President of the Senate or the Speaker
or Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives shall vacate his
office -
(a) if he ceases to be a member of the Senate or of the House of
Representatives, as the case may be, otherwise than by reason
of a dissolution of the Senate or the House of Representatives;
or
(b) when the House of which he was a member first sits after any
dissolution of that House; or
(c) if he is removed from office by a resolution of the Senate or
of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, by the
votes of not less than two-thirds majority of the members of that
House.
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