Gombe State House of Assembly

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The Gombe State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the government of Gombe State of Nigeria.[1][2][3] It is a unicameral legislature with 24 members elected from the 11 local government areas of the state delineated into 24 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 Gombe State House of Assembly 24.

The fundamental functions of the Assembly are to enact new laws, amend or repeal existing laws and oversight of the executive.[4][5] 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, Gombe.

The leaders of the 6th Gombe State House of Assembly[6] are , Speaker (APC, Yamaltu West constituency) and Siddi Buba, Deputy Speaker, (APC, Kwami West Constituency).[7] The All Progressives Congress (APC) is the majority party with 19 seats while People's Democratic Party (PDP) constitutes the minority position having only 5 seats.

References[]

  1. ^ Yaya, Haruna Gimba; Gombe (15 April 2020). "Gombe Assembly members donate one month salary to fight Covid-19". Daily Trust. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. ^ editor (12 November 2019). "Gombe Deputy Speaker Impeached". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 26 June 2020.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Gombe Assembly Removes Deputy Speaker Over 'Loyalty' To State Governor". Sahara Reporters. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Gombe Assembly Summons Task Force Over Protest In Isolation Centre". Channels Television. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Gombe Assembly confirms 20 Commissioner-nominees". 25 October 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Gombe State 6th Assembly: Abubakar Ibrahim emerges Speaker". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Abubakar Sadiq emerges Gombe Speaker". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 26 June 2020.


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