Kwara State House of Assembly

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The  Kwara State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the government  of  Kwara State of Nigeria.[1][2] It is a unicameral legislature having 24 members elected from the 16 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 Kwara State House of Assembly 24.[3]

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, Ilorin.

The current leaders of the 9th Kwara State House of Assembly is Salihu Yakubu-Danladi (Speaker) and Raphael Adetiba (Deputy Speaker).[6][7] Magaji Abubakar (House leader) and Bello John Olarenwaju (Deputy).[8] Jummai Halimat Kperogi (Clerk) and Kareem Ahmad Olayiwola (Deputy).[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kwara Assembly Wants Education Monitoring Fund Reviewed". Channels Television. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  2. ^ "EFCC investigates Kwara House of Assembly". FRCN. 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  3. ^ Ahmad, Romoke W.; Ilorin (2019-03-10). "APC clears all 24 Kwara assembly seats". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  4. ^ "Kwara Assembly wants to rename Abubakar Saraki University". P.M. News. 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  5. ^ "Kwara Assembly confirms 16 commissioner nominees". Tribune Online. 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  6. ^ "34-year-old Danladi emerges Speaker of Kwara House of Assembly". 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  7. ^ "34-Year-Old Danladi Emerges Speaker Kwara Assembly". Channels Television. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  8. ^ "Kwara State House of Assembly". www.kwha.gov.ng. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  9. ^ "Kwara State House of Assembly". www.kwha.gov.ng. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
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