The Bauchi State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the government of Bauchi State in Nigeria.[1] It is a unicameral legislature having 31 members elected from the 20 local government areas in the state known as state constituencies. Local government areas with considerably larger populations are delineated into two constituencies to give equal representation. This makes the number of legislators in the Bauchi State House of Assembly 31.[2]
The fundamental functions of the assembly are to enact new laws, amend or repeal existing laws and oversight of the executive.[3] 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) in the assembly complex within the state capital, Bauchi.
The leaders of Bauchi State House of Assembly are Abubakar Y. Suleiman (speaker) and Danlami Kawule (deputy speaker).[4]
References
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- Wahab, Bayo (20 June 2019). "Drama as 2 Speakers emerge at Bauchi House of Assembly". Pulse. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- Alkassim, Balarabe (2 August 2019). "Bauchi factional speaker, other APC lawmakers take oath". Daily Trust. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- Bakam, Armstrong (3 August 2019). "Bauchi crisis: Factional Speaker, 16 others bow to pressure, inaugurated". Punch. Retrieved 18 December 2023. - ^ "11 out of 31 Bauchi lawmakers 'elect' new speaker". The Cable. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ Oyewole, Rauf (12 March 2020). "Bauchi Assembly mulls subsidising dialysis by 50 per cent". The Guardian. Nigeria. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- "Bauchi assembly confirms appointments of LG caretaker committee chairmen". Premium Times. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2023. - ^ "11 Bauchi Assembly members elect new speaker". Punch. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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