1999
1. Supremacy of constitution
2. The Federal Republic of Nigeria.
3.States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Powers
of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
4. Legislative powers.
5. Executive powers.
6. Judicial powers
7. Local government system.
8. New states and boundary adjustment, etc.
9. Mode of altering provisions of the constitution.
10. Prohibition of State Religion.
11. Public order and public security.
12. Implementation of treaties.
Fundamental Objectives and directive Principles of State Policy
13. Fundamental obligations of the Government.
14. The Government and the people
15. Political objectives.
16. Economic objectives.
17. Social objectives.
18. Educational objectives.
19. Foreign policy objectives.
20. Environmental objectives
21. Directive on Nigeria cultures
22. Obligation of the mass media
23. National ethics.
24. Duties of the citizen.
Citizenship
25. Citizenship by birth.
26. Citizenship by registration.
27. Citizenship by naturalisation.
28. Dual citizenship.
29. Renunciation of citizenship.
30. Deprivation of citizenship.
31. Persons deemed to be Nigerian citizens.
32. Power to make regulations.
Fundamental
Rights
33. Right to life.
34. Right to dignity of human persons.
35. Right to personal liberty.
36. Right to fair hearing.
37. Right to private and family life.
38. Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion
39. Right to freedom of expression and the press.
40. Right to peaceful assembly and association.
41. Right to freedom of movement.
42. Right to freedom from discrimination
43. Right to acquire and own immovable property.
44. Compulsory acquisition of property.
45. Restriction on and derogation from fundamental human rights.
46. Special jurisdiction of High Court and Legal aid.
47. Establishment of National Assembly.
48. Composition of the Senate
49. Composition of the House of Representatives.
50. President of the senate and speaker of the House of Representatives.
51. Staff of the National Assembly.
52. Declaration of assets and liabilities ;oath of members.
53. Presiding at sitting of the National Assembly and at joint sittings.
54.Quorum.
55. Languages.
56. Voting.
57. Unqualified person sitting or voting.
58. Mode of exercising Federal Legislative power: general
59. Mode of exercising Federal Legislative power: money bills.
60. Regulation of procedure
61. Vacancy or participation of strangers not to invalidate proceedings
62. Committees
63. Sittings
64. Dissolution and issue of proclamations by president.
65. Qualifications for election
66. Disqualifications
67. Right of attendance of President
68. Tenure of Seat of Members
69. Recall
70. Remuneration
D - Elections to National Assembly
71. Senatorial districts and Federal constituencies
72. Size of Senatorial districts and Federal constituencies.
73. Periodical review of Senatorial districts and Federal constituencies
74. Time when alteration of senatorial districts or Federal constituencies takes effects.
75. Ascertainment of population
76. Time of Election to the National Assembly
77. Direct Election and franchise
78. Supervision of election
79. Power of the National Assembly as to determination of certain questions.
E - Powers and Control over Public
Funds
80. Establishment of Consolidated Revenue Fund
81. Authorisation of expenditure from Consolidated Revenue Fund
82. Authorisation of expenditure in default appropriations
83. Contingencies Fund
84. Remuneration, etc. of the President and certain other officers
85. Audit of Public accounts
86. Appointment of Auditor-Genera
87. Tenure of office of Auditor-General
88. Power to conduct investigations
89. Power as to matters of evidence
House
of Assembly of a State
A
- Composition and Staff of House of Assembly
90. Establishment of House of assembly for each State
91. Composition of the House of Assembly
92. Speaker of House of Assembly
93. Staff of house of Assembly
94. Declaration of assets and liabilities; oaths of members
95. Presiding at sittings
96. Quorum
97. Languages
98. Voting
99. Unqualified person sitting or voting
100. Mode of exercising legislative power of a state
101. Regulation of procedure
102. Vacancy or participation of strangers not to invalidate proceedings.
103. Committees
104. Sittings
105. Dissolution and issue of proclamation by Governor
106. Qualifications for election
107. Disqualifications
108. Right of attendance of President
109. Tenure of Seat of Members
110. Recall
111. Remuneration
112. State constituencies
113. Size of state constituencies
114. Periodical review of State constituencies
115. Time when alteration of state constituencies takes effect
116. Time of elections to Houses of Assembly
117. Direct election and franchise
118. Supervision and election
119. Power of National Assembly as to determination of certain questions
120. Establishment of Consolidated Revenue Fund
121. Authorisation of expenditure from Consolidated Revenue fund
122. Authorisation of expenditure in default of appropriations.
123. Contingencies Fund
124. Remuneration, etc. of the governor and certain other officers
125. Audit of Public accounts
126. Appointment of Auditor-General
127. Tenure of office of Auditor-General
128. Power to conduct investigations
129. Power as to matters of evidence.
130. Establishment of the office of President
131. Qualification for election as President
132. Election of the President: general
133. Election: single presidential candidate
134. Election: two or more presidential candidates
135. Tenure of office of President
136. Death, etc. of president-elect before oath of office.
137. Disqualifications.
138. President: disqualification from other jobs.
139. Determination of certain questions relating to election
140. Declaration of assets and liabilities; oaths of President.
141. Establishment of office of Vice-President
142. Nomination and election of Vice-President
143. Removal of President from office
144. Permanent incapacity of President or Vice-President.
145. Acting President during temporary absence of President
146. Discharge of functions of President
147. Ministers of federal Government
148. Executive Responsibilities of Ministers
149. Declaration of Assets and liabilities; oaths of Ministers.
150. Attorney-General of the Federation
151. Special Advisers.
152. Declaration of assets and Liabilities; oaths of Special Adviser.
B - Establishment of Certain Federal
Executive Bodies
153. Federal Commissions and Councils, etc.
154. Appointment of Chairman and members
155. Tenure of office of members.
156. Qualification for membership.
157. Removal of members.
158. Independence of certain bodies
159. Quorum and decisions160Powers and Procedure.
161. Interpretation.
162. Distributable pool account
163. Allocation of other revenues
164. Federal grants-in-aid of State revenue.
165. Cost of collection of certain duties
166. Set-off.
167. Sums charged on consolidated Revenue Fund.
168. Provisions with regard to payments
169. Establishment of civil service of the Federation
170. Federal Civil Service Commission: power to delegate functions
171. Presidential appointments
172. Code of Conduct
173. Protection of pension rights.
174. Public persecutions
175. Prerogative of mercy.
A - The Governor of a State
176. Establishment of office of Governor
177. Qualification for election as Governor
178. Election of Governor: general.
179. Election: single candidate and two or more candidates
180. Tenure of office of Governor
181. Death, etc. of Governor before oath of office.
182. Disqualifications
183. Governor: disqualification from other jobs.
184. Determination of certain questions relating to elections.
185. Declaration of assets and liabilities; oaths of office of Governor.
186. Establishment of the office of the Deputy Governor
187. Nomination and election of the Deputy Governor
188. Removal of Governor or Deputy Governor from office.
189. Permanent incapacity of Governor or Deputy Governor.
190. Acting governor during temporary absence of Governor.
191. Discharge of functions of Governor.
192. Commissioners of State Government.
193. Executive responsibilities of Deputy Governor and Commissioners.
194. Declaration of assets and liabilities; oaths of Commissioners
195. Attorney-General of a State
196. Special Advisers
197. State Commissioners
198. Appointment of Chairman and members.
199. Tenure of office of the members.
200. Qualification for membership
201. Removal of members.
202. Independence of certain bodies.
203. Quorum and decisions.
204. Powers and procedure
205. Interpretation
206. Establishment of State Civil Service
207. State Civil Service Commission: Power of delegation
208. Appointments by Governor
209. Code of Conduct.
210. Protection of pension rights.
211. Public prosecutions
212. Prerogative of mercy
A - National Population Census
213. National Population census
214. Establishment of Nigeria Police Force.
215. Appointment of Inspector-General and control of Nigeria Police Force.
216. Delegation of powers to the Inspector-General of Police
217. Establishment and composition of the armed force of the Federation
218. Command and operational use
219. Establishment of body to ensure federal character of armed forces
220. Compulsory military service.
D - Political Parties
221. Prohibition of political activities by certain associations.
222. Restrictions on formation of political parties
223. Constitution and rules of political parties.
224. Aims and objectives
225. Finances of political parties.
226. Annual reports on finances
227. Prohibition of quasi-military organisations.
228. Powers of the national assembly with respect to political parties.
229. Interpretation.
Chapter VII
230. Establishment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
231. 231Appointment of Chief justices of Nigeria and justices of the Supreme Court
232. Original jurisdiction.
233. Appellate jurisdiction.
234. Constitution
235. Finality of determinations
236. Practice and procedure
B - The Court of Appeal
237. Establishment of Court of Appeal
238. Appointment of President and Justices of the Court of Appeal.
239. Original jurisdiction
240. Appellate jurisdiction
241. Appeals as of rights from the Federal high Court or a High Court.
242. Appeals with leave.
243. Exercise of the rights of appeal from the Federal High Court of a High
Court in civil and criminal matters.
244. Appeals from Sharia court of Appeal
245. Appeals from customary court of appeal.
246. Appeal from Code of Conduct Tribunal and other courts and tribunals
247. Constitution
248. Practice and procedure.
249. Establishment of the Federal High Court.
250. Appointment of Chief Judge and Judges of the federal high Court.
251. Jurisdiction
252. Powers
253. Constitution.
254. Practice and procedure
255. Establishment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
256. Appointment of Chief Judge and Judges of the High Court of the
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
257. Jurisdiction.
258. Constitution.
259. Practice and procedure
E - The Sharia Court of Appeal of the
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja
260. Establishment of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital
Territory, Abuja.
261. Appointment of Grand Kadi and Kadis of the Sharia
Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
262. Jurisdiction.
263. Constitution.
264. Practice and Procedure
265. Establishment of the Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital
Territory, Abuja.
266. Appointment of President and Judges of Court of Appeal
of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
267. Jurisdiction.
268. Constitution.
269. Practice and Procedure
270. Establishment of a High Court for each State.
271. Appointment of Chief Judge and Judges of the High Court of a State.
272. Jurisdiction.
273. Constitution.
274. Practice and Procedure
275. Establishment of Sharia Court of Appeal.
276. Appointment of Grand Kadi and Kadis of the Sharia Court of Appeal of a State.
277. Jurisdiction.
278. Constitution.
279. Practice and Procedure
280. Establishment of a Customary Court of Appeal.
281. Appointment of President and Judges of the Customary Court of Appeal of a
State.
282. Jurisdiction.
283. Constitution.
284. Practice and Procedure
285. Establishment and jurisdiction of election tribunals.
286. Jurisdiction of state courts in respect of federal causes
287. Enforcement of decisions.
288. Appointment of persons leaned in Islamic personal law and
Customary law
289. Disqualification of certain legal practitioners.
290. Declaration of assets and liabilities: oaths of judicial officers.
291.Tenure of office and pension rights of judicial officers.
292. Removal of other judicial officers from office.
293. Vacancies
294. Determination of causes and matters
295. Reference of questions of law.
296. Interpretation
297. Federal Capital territory, Abuja: ownership of lands.
298. Capital of the federation
299. Application of Constitution.
300. Representation in the National Assembly
301. Adaptation of certain references.
302. Minister of Federal Capital territory, Abuja.
303. Administration of the Federal Capital territory, Abuja.
304. Establishment of the Judicial Service Committee of the Federal Capital territory, Abuja
Miscellaneous Provisions
305. Procedure for proclamation of state of emergency
306. Resignations.
307. Restriction on certain citizens
308. Restrictions on legal proceedings.
309. Citizenship
310. Staff of legislative houses.
311. Standing Orders
312. Special provisions in respect of first election.
313. System of revenue allocation.
314. Debts.
315. Existing law.
316. Existing offices, courts and authorities.
317. Succession to property, rights, liabilities and obligations.
318. Interpretation.
319. Citation.
320. Commencement.
First Schedule
Third Schedule
Federal Executive Bodies
Code of Conduct Bureau
Council of State
Federal Character Commission
Federal Civil Service Commission
Federal Judicial Service Commission
Independent National Electoral Commission
National Defence Council
National Economic Council
National Judicial Council
National Population Commission
National Security Council
Nigeria Police Council
Police Service Commission
Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission.
State Executive Bodies
State Civil Service Commission
State Independent Electoral Commission
State Judicial Service Commission.
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Executive Body
Judicial Service Committee of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja
Functions of a Local Council
Fifth Schedule
Code of Conduct for Public officers
Code of Conduct Tribunal
Interpretation
Public Officers for the Purposes of the Code of Conduct
Election Tribunal
National Assembly Election Tribunal
Governorship and Legislative Houses Election tribunal
Oaths of Allegiance
Oath of Office of President
Oath of Office of Governor of a State
Oath of Office of Vice-President, Deputy Governor, Minister, Commissioner or
Special Adviser
Oath of a Member of the National Assembly or of a House of Assembly
Judicial Oath
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999
We the people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, having firmly and solemnly resolved, to live in unity and harmony as one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign nation under God, dedicated to the promotion of inter-African solidarity, world peace, international co-operation and understanding and to provide for a Constitution for the purpose of promoting the good government and welfare of all persons in our country, on the principles of freedom, equality and justice, and for the purpose of consolidating the unity of our people, do hereby make, enact and give to ourselves the following Constitution: -
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Chapter I
1. (1) This Constitution is supreme and its provisions shall have binding
force on the authorities and persons throughout the Federal Republic of
Nigeria.
(2) The Federal Republic of Nigeria shall not be governed, nor shall any
persons or group of persons take control of the Government of Nigeria or
any part thereof, except in accordance with the provisions of this
Constitution.
(3) If any other law is inconsistent with the provisions of this
Constitution, this Constitution shall prevail, and that other law shall,
to the extent of the inconsistency, be void.
2. (1) Nigeria is one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign state to be
known by the name of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
(2) Nigeria shall be a Federation consisting of States and a Federal
Capital Territory.
3. (1) There shall be 36 states in Nigeria, that is to say, Abia, Adamawa,
Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta,
Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi,
Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers,
Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara.
(2) Each state of Nigeria, named in the first column of Part I of the
First Schedule to this Constitution, shall consist of the area shown
opposite thereto in the second column of that Schedule.
(3) The headquarters of the Governor of each State shall be known as the
Capital City of that State as shown in the third column of the said Part I
of the First Schedule opposite the State named in the first column thereof.
(4) The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, shall be as defined in Part II
of the First Scheduled to this Constitution.
(5) The provisions of this Constitution in Part I of Chapter VIII hereof
shall in relation to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, have effect in
the manner set out there under.
(6) There shall be 768 Local Government Areas in Nigeria as shown in the
second column of Part I of the First Schedule to this Constitution and six
area councils as shown in Part II of that Schedule.
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Powers of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria
4. (1) The legislative powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria shall be
vested in a National Assembly for the Federation, which shall consist of a
Senate and a House of Representatives.
(2) The National Assembly shall have power to make laws for the peace,
order and good government of the Federation or any part thereof with
respect to any matter included in the Exclusive Legislative List set out
in Part I of the Second Schedule to this Constitution.
(3) The power of the National Assembly to make laws for the peace, order
and good government of the Federation with respect to any matter included
in the Exclusive Legislative List shall, save as otherwise provided in
this Constitution, be to the exclusion of the Houses of Assembly of
States.
(4) In addition and without prejudice to the powers conferred by
subsection (2) of this section, the National Assembly shall have power to
make laws with respect to the following matters, that is to say:-
(a) any matter in the Concurrent Legislative List set out in the first
column of Part II of the Second Schedule to this Constitution to the
extent prescribed in the second column opposite thereto; and
(b) any other matter with respect to which it is empowered to make
laws in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.
(5) If any Law enacted by the House of Assembly of a State is inconsistent
with any law validly made by the National Assembly, the law made by the
National Assembly shall prevail, and that other Law shall, to the extent
of the inconsistency, be void.
(6) The legislative powers of a State of the Federation shall be vested in
the House of Assembly of the State.
(7) The House of Assembly of a State shall have power to make laws for the
peace, order and good government of the State or any part thereof with
respect to the following matters, that is to say:-
(a) any matter not included in the Exclusive Legislative List set out
in Part I of the Second Schedule to this Constitution.
(b) any matter included in the Concurrent Legislative List set out in
the first column of Part II of the Second Schedule to this
Constitution to the extent prescribed in the second column opposite
thereto; and
(c) any other matter with respect to which it is empowered to make
laws in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.
(8) Save as otherwise provided by this Constitution, the exercise of
legislative powers by the National Assembly or by a House of Assembly
shall be subject to the jurisdiction of courts of law and of judicial
tribunals established by law, and accordingly, the National Assembly or a
House of Assembly shall not enact any law, that ousts or purports to oust
the jurisdiction of a court of law or of a judicial tribunal established
by law.
(9) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, the National
Assembly or a House of Assembly shall not, in relation to any criminal
offence whatsoever, have power to make any law which shall have
retrospective effect.
5. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the executive powers
of the Federation:
(a) shall be vested in the President and may subject as aforesaid and
to the provisions of any law made by the National Assembly, be
exercised by him either directly or through the Vice-President and
Ministers of the Government of the Federation or officers in the
public service of the Federation; and
(b) shall extend to the execution and maintenance of this
Constitution, all laws made by the National Assembly and to all
matters with respect to which the National Assembly has, for the time
being, power to make laws.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the executive powers
of a State:
(a) shall be vested in the Governor of that State and may, subject as
aforesaid and to the provisions of any Law made by a House of
Assembly, be exercised by him either directly or through the Deputy
Governor and Commissioners of the Government of that State or officers
in the public service of the State; and
(b) shall extend to the execution and maintenance of this
Constitution, all laws made by the House of Assembly of the State and
to all matters with respect to which the House of Assembly has for the
time being power to make laws.
(3) The executive powers vested in a State under subsection (2) of this
section shall be so exercised as not to:-
(a) impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive powers of the
Federation;
(b) endanger any asset or investment of the Government of the
Federation in that State; or
(c) endanger the continuance of a Federal Government in Nigeria.
(4) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section:-
(a) the President shall not declare a state of war between the
Federation and another country except with the sanction of a
resolution of both Houses of the National Assembly, sitting in a joint
session; and
(b) except with the prior approval of the Senate, no member of the
armed forces of the Federation shall be deployed on combat duty
outside Nigeria.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (4) of this section, the
President, in consultation with the National Defence Council, may deploy
members of the armed forces of the Federation on a limited combat duty
outside Nigeria if he is satisfied that the national security is under
imminent threat or danger:
Provided that the President shall, within seven days of actual combat
engagement, seek the consent of the Senate and the Senate shall thereafter
give or refuse the said consent within 14 days.
(6)ade. (1) The judicial powers of the Federation shall be vested in the courts
to which this section relates, being courts established for the Federation.
(2) The judicial powers of a State shall be vested in the courts to which
this section relates, being courts established, subject as provided by
this Constitution, for a State.
(3) The courts to which this section relates, established by this
Constitution for the Federation and for the States, specified in
subsection (5) (a) to (1) of this section, shall be the only superior
courts of record in Nigeria; and save as otherwise prescribed by the
National Assembly or by the House of Assembly of a State, each court shall
have all the powers of a superior court of record.
(4) Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this section shall be construed
as precluding:-
(a) the National Assembly or any House of Assembly from establishing
courts, other than those to which this section relates, with
subordinate jurisdiction to that of a High Court;
(b) the National Assembly or any House of Assembly, which does not
require it, from abolishing any court which it has power to establish
or which it has brought into being.
(5) This section relates to:-
(a) the Supreme Court of Nigeria;
(b) the Court of Appeal;
(c) the Federal High Court;
(d) the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja;
(e) a High Court of a State
(f) the Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory,
Abuja;
(g) a Sharia Court of Appeal of a State;
(h) the Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory,
Abuja;
(i) a Customary Court of Appeal of a State;
(j) such other courts as may be authorised by law to exercise
jurisdiction on matters with respect to which the National Assembly
may make laws; and
(k) such other court as may be authorised by law to exercise
jurisdiction at first instance or on appeal on matters with respect to
which a House of Assembly may make laws.
(6) The judicial powers vested in accordance with the foregoing provisions
of this section -
(a) shall extend, notwithstanding anything to the contrary government
or authority and to any persons in Nigeria, and to all actions and
proceedings relating thereto, for the determination of any question as
to the civil rights and obligations of that persons;
(c) shall not except as otherwise provided by this Constitution,
extend to any issue or question as to whether any act of omission by
any authority or person or as to whether any law or any judicial
decision is in conformity with the Fundamental Objectives and
Directive Principles of State Policy set out in Chapter II of this
Constitution;
(d) shall not, as from date when this section comes into force, extend
to any action or proceedings relating to any existing law made on or
after 15th January, 1966 for determining any issue or question as to
the competence of any authority or person to make any such law.
7. (1) The system of local government by democratically elected local
government councils is under this Constitution guaranteed; and accordingly,
the Government of every State shall, subject to section 8 of this
Constitution, ensure their existence under a Law which provides for the
establishment, structure, composition, finance and functions of such
councils.
(2) The person authorised by law to prescribe the area over which a local
government council may exercise authority shall-
(a) define such area as clearly as practicable; and
(b) ensure, to the extent to which it may be reasonably justifiable
that in defining such area regard is paid to -
(i) the common interest of the community in the area;
(ii) traditional association of the community; and
(iii) administrative convenience.
(3) it shall be the duty of a local government council within the State to
participate in economic planning and development of the area referred to
in subsection (2) of this section and to this end an economic planning
board shall be established by a Law enacted by the House of Assembly of
the State.
(4) The Government of a State shall ensure that every persons who is
entitled to vote or be voted for at an election to House of Assembly shall
have the right to vote or be voted for at an election to a local
government council.
(5) The functions to be conferred by Law upon local government council
shall include those set out in the Fourth Schedule to this Constitution.
(6) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution -
(a) the National Assembly shall make provisions for statutory
allocation of public revenue to local government councils in the
Federation; and
(b) the House of Assembly of a State shall make provisions for
statutory allocation of public revenue to local government councils
within the State.
8. (1) An Act of the National Assembly for the purpose of creating a new
State shall only be passed if-
(a) a request, supported by at least two-thirds majority of members
(representing the area demanding the creation of the new State) in
each of the following, namely -
(i) the Senate and the House of Representatives,
(ii) the House of Assembly in respect of the area, and
(iii) the local government councils in respect of the area,
is received by the National Assembly;
(b) a proposal for the creation of the State is thereafter approved in
a referendum by at least two-thirds majority of the people of the area
where the demand for creation of the State originated;
(c) the result of the referendum is then approved by a simple majority
of all the States of the Federation supported by a simple majority of
members of the Houses of Assembly; and
(d) the proposal is approved by a resolution passed by two-thirds
majority of members of each House of the National Assembly.
(2) An Act of the National Assembly for the purpose of boundary adjustment
of any existing State shall only be passed if-
(a) a request for the boundary adjustment, supported by two-thirds
majority of members (representing the area demanding and the area
affected by the boundary adjustment) in each of the following, namely-
(i) the Senate and the House of Representatives,
(ii) the House of Assembly in respect of the area, and
(iii) the local government councils in respect of the area.
is received by the National Assembly; and
(b) a proposal for the boundary adjustment is approved by -
(i) a simple majority of members of each House of the National
Assembly, and
(ii) a simple majority of members of the House of Assembly in
respect of the area concerned.
(3) A bill for a Law of a House of Assembly for the purpose of creating a
new local government area shall only be passed if -
(a) a request supported by at least two-thirds majority of members
(representing the area demanding the creation of the new local
government area) in each of the following, namely -