Bauchi State House of Assembly

The Bauchi State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the government of BNigeriatate of Nigeria.^[1][2][3][4] It is a unicameral legislature having 31 members elected from the 20 local government areas of 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.^[5]

The fundamental functions of the Assembly are to enact new laws, amend or repeal existing laws and oversight of the executive.^[6][7] 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).^[8]

References

1. "Confusion As Bauchi Assembly Gets Two Speakers, One For PDP, One For APC". Sahara Reporters. 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
2. "Drama as 2 Speakers emerge at Bauchi House of Assembly". Pulse Nigeria. 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
3. Alkassim, Balarabe; Bauchi (2019-08-02). "BREAKING: Bauchi factional speaker, other APC lawmakers take oath + Video". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
4. "Bauchi crisis: Factional Speaker, 16 others bow to pressure, inaugurated". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
5. "11 out of 31 Bauchi lawmakers 'elect' new speaker". TheCable. 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
6. "Bauchi Assembly mulls subsidising dialysis by 50 per cent". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
7. "Bauchi assembly confirms appointments of LG caretaker committee chairmen | Premium Times Nigeria". 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
8. "11 Bauchi Assembly members elect new speaker". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2020-06-24.