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The Niger State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the government of Niger State of Nigeria.[1][2][3] It is a unicameral legislature with 27 members elected from the 25 local government areas of the state.  Local government areas with considerable lager population are delineated into two constituencies to give equal representation. This makes the number of legislators in the Niger State House of Assembly 27.

The fundamental functions of the Assembly are to enact new laws, amend or repeal existing laws and oversight of the executive.[4][5][6][7] Members of the assembly are elected for a term of four years concurrent with federal legislators (Senate and House of Representatives). The state assembly convenes three times a week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays) for plenary sessions in the assembly complex within the state capital, Minna. Committees and oversight functions are held as determined by the members.

Honourable Abdullahi Wuse and Bako Kassim Alfa as speaker and deputy speaker.[8] Bako Kasim who is elected together with the speaker the same day resign his position as the deputy speaker of Assembly with an undisclosed reason and Jibrin Baba of Lavun constituency is nominated as the deputy speaker.[9]

  1. ^ "8th Niger State House of Assembly commences | Newsline Newspaper". www.newsline.org.ng. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  2. ^ "APC leads Niger Assembly polls". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  3. ^ Hamagam, From Aliyu M.; Minna (2015-04-12). "Results of 4 LGs for Niger state House of Assembly". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  4. ^ "Niger Assembly passes contributory healthcare bill, reinstates suspended member -". The Eagle Online. 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  5. ^ "Niger House Of Assembly Passes 2016 Budget, Sustains Pension Scheme". Channels Television. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  6. ^ "Niger House Of Assembly Confirms Eight Commissioners". Channels Television. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  7. ^ "Niger Assembly grants Gov. Bello's request for N1.5b Agric loan -". The Eagle Online. 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  8. ^ "Wuse emerges Speaker of Niger Assembly". Punch Newspapers. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  9. ^ Christian, Eastwood (2020-07-23). "Niger State Assembly Deputy Speaker Resigns". ABTC. Retrieved 2020-09-06.

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