Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999
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oundary adjustment) in each of the following, namely-
e Senate and the House of Representatives,
e House of Assembly in respect of the area, and
he local government councils in respect of the area.
eived by the National Assembly; and
proposal for the boundary adjustment is approved by -
imple majority of members of each House of the National Assembly, and
simple majority of members of the House of Assembly in respect of the area concerned.
bill for a Law of a House of Assembly for the purpose of creating a new local government area shall only be passed if -
equest supported by at least two-thirds majority of members (representing the area demanding the creation of the new local government area)
h of the following, namely -
e House of Assembly in respect of the area, and
e local government councils in respect of the area,
eived by the House of Assembly;
proposal for the creation of the local government area is thereafter approved in a referendum by at least two-thirds majority of the people of
cal government area where the demand for the proposed local government area originated;
e result of the referendum is then approved by a simple majority of the members in each local government council in a majority of all the
government councils in the State; and
e result of the referendum is approved by a resolution passed by two-thirds majority of members of the House of Assembly.
bill for a Law of House of Assembly for the purpose of boundary adjustment of any existing local government area shall only be passed if-
equest for the boundary adjustment is supported by two-thirds majority of members (representing the area demanding and the area affected
e boundary adjustment) in each of the following, namely -
e House of Assembly in respect of the area, and
e local government council in respect of the area,
eived by the House of Assembly; and
proposal for the boundary adjustment is approved by a simple majority of members of the House of Assembly in respect of the area
n Act of the National Assembly passed in accordance with this section shall make consequential provisions with respect to the names and
uarters of State or Local government areas as provided in section 3 of this Constitution and in Parts I and II of the First Schedule to this
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