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Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999

Official source page 21

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or the purpose of enabling the National Assembly to exercise the powers conferred upon it by subsection (5) of this section, each House of mbly shall, after the creation of more local government areas pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, make adequate returns to each House National Assembly The National Assembly may, subject to the provision of this section, alter any of the provisions of this Constitution. n Act of the National Assembly for the altertion of this Constitution, not being an Act to which section 8 of this Constitution applies, shall not ssed in either House of the National Assembly unless the proposal is supported by the votes of not less than two-thirds majority of all the bers of that House and approved by resolution of the Houses of Assembly of not less than two-thirds of all the States. n Act of the National Assembly for the purpose of altering the provisions of this section, section 8 or Chapter IV of this Constitution shall not ssed by either House of the National Assembly unless the proposal is approved by the votes of not less than four-fifths majority of all the bers of each House, and also approved by resolution of the House of Assembly of not less than two-third of all States. or the purposes of section 8 of this Constitution and of subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the number of members of each House of the nal Assembly shall, notwithstanding any vacancy, be deemed to be the number of members specified in sections 48 and 49 of this he Government of the Federation or of a State shall not adopt any religion as State Religion. The National Assembly may make laws for the Federation or any part therefore with respect to the maintenance and securing of public and public order and providing, maintaining and securing of such supplies and service as may be designed by the National Assembly as tial supplies and services. othing in this section shall preclude a House of Assembly from making laws with respect to the matter referred to in this section, including the sion for maintenance and securing of such supplies and services as may be designated by the National Assembly as essential supplies and uring any period when the Federation is at war the National Assembly may make such laws for the peace, order and good government of the ation or any part therefore with respect to matters not included in the Exclusive Legislative List as may appear to it to be necessary or ient for the defence of the Federation. t any time when any House of Assembly of a State is unable to perform its functions by reason of the situation prevailing in that State, the nal Assembly may make such laws for the peace, order and good government of that State with respect to matters on which a House of mbly may make laws as may appear to the National Assembly to be necessary or expedient until such time as the House of Assembly is able ume its functions; and any such laws enacted by the National Assembly pursuant to this section shall have effect as if they were laws enacted se of Assembly of the State: ded that nothing in this section shall be construed as conferring on the National Assembly power to remove the Governor or the Deputy rnor of the State from office. or the purposes of subsection (4) of this section, a House of Assembly shall not be deemed to be unable to perform its functions so long as the e of Assembly can hold a meeting and transact business. No treaty between the Federation and any other country shall have the force of law to the extent to which any such treaty has been enacted aw by the National Assembly. he National Assembly may make laws for the Federation or any part thereof with respect to matters not included in the he Exclusive lative List for the purpose of implementing a treaty. bill for an Act of the National Assembly passed pursuant to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section shall not be presented to the

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