The Benue State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the government of Benue State of Nigeria.[1][2][3][4] It is a unicameral legislature with 32 members elected from the 23 local government areas of the state. This makes the number of legislators in the Benue State House of Assembly 32.
The 10th assembly of the Benue State House of Assembly is Chaired by Aondona Hyacinth Dajoh as the speaker [1] and it was inaugurated on the 5th of June 2023 [2]
The fundamental functions of the Assembly are to enact new laws, amend or repeal existing laws and oversight of the executive.[5][6][7] Members of the assembly are elected for a term of four years concurrent with federal legislators (Senate and House of Representatives) and the governor of the state. The state assembly convenes three times a week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays) for plenary in the assembly complex within the state capital, Makurdi. Outside this period, committee and other oversight activities are conducted
The current leaders of the 9th Benue State House of Assembly are Titus Uba (speaker) and Christopher Adaji (deputy speaker).[8] The Benue state house of assembly consist of 32 constituencies drawn from the 23 Local government areas of the state. Some local government areas have more than one constituency. These state constituencies are Ado, Agatu, Apa, Obi, Oju 1, Oju 2, Oturkpo, Ankpa/Ugboju, Ogbadibo, Ado, Okpokwu, Makurdi North, Makurdi south, Gwer west, Gwer East, Agasha, Guma, Gboko west, Gboko east, Tarka, Buruku, Konshisha, Kwande west, Kwande east, Mata, Mbagwa, Tiev, Kyan, Ukum, Logo, Katsina ala west and Katsina ala East.
References
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- ^ "Benue Assembly impeaches speaker, principal officers". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ "Police end blockade on Benue Assembly complex". 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ "House of Assembly". Government of Benue State. 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ "Benue Assembly suspends three council chairmen over financial misconduct". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2018-09-13. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ Ogundipe, Samuel (2018-07-30). "Why we must impeach Ortom - Benue APC lawmakers". Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ "Benue Assembly passes supplementary budget of N2. 18 billion | Premium Times Nigeria". 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ "Benue lawmakers re-elect Uba as Speaker". Punch Newspapers. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-24.