Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023
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Official sourcecompelling his attendance or by reason of his failure, refusal or
neglect to obey the summons, and also to impose such fine as
may be prescribed for any such failure, refusal or neglect; and
any fine so imposed shall be recoverable in the same manner as
a fine imposed by a court of law.
(2) A summons or warrant issued under this section may be served
or executed by any member of the Nigeria Police Force or by any
person authorised in that behalf by the President of the Senate
or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as the case may
require.
PART II
House of Assembly of a State
A - Composition and Staff of House of Assembly
90. Establishment of House of Assembly for each State
There shall be a House of Assembly for each of the States of the
Federation.
91. Composition of the House of Assembly
Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, a House of Assembly
of a State shall consist of three or four times the number of seats
which that State has in the House of Representatives divided in a
way to reflect, as far as possible, nearly equal population:
Provided that a House of Assembly of a State shall consist of not
less than twenty-four and not more than forty members.
92. Speaker of House of Assembly
(1) There shall be a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker of a House of
Assembly who shall be elected by the members of the House from
among themselves.
(2) The Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly shall
vacate his office –
(a) if he ceases to be a member of the House of Assembly,
otherwise than by reason of the dissolution of the House;
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