93. There shall be a Clerk to a House of Assembly and such other staff as may be prescribed by a Law enacted
by the House of Assembly, and the method of appointment of the Clerk and other staff of the House shall be as
prescribed by that Law.
B - Procedure for Summoning and Dissolution of House of Assembly
94. (1) Every person elected to a House of Assembly shall before taking his seat in that House, declare his assets
and liabilities in the manner prescribed in this Constitution and subsequently take and subscribe before the
Speaker of the House, the Oath of Allegiance and oath of membership prescribed in the Seventh Schedule to this
Constitution, but a member may, before taking the oaths, take part in the election of the Speaker and Deputy
Speaker of the House of Assembly.
(2) The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of a House of Assembly shall declare their assets and liabilities in the
manner prescribed by this Constitution and subsequently take and subscribe to the Oath of Allegiance and the
oath of membership prescribed as aforesaid before the Clerk of the House of Assembly.
95. (1) At any sitting of a House of Assembly, the Speaker of that House shall preside, and in his absence the
Deputy Speaker shall preside.
(2) In the absence of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House, such member of the House as the House
may elect for a purpose shall preside.
96. (1) The quorum of a House of Assembly shall be one-third of all the members of the House.
(2) If objection is taken by any member of a House of Assembly present that there are present in that House
(besides the person presiding) fewer than one-third of all the members of that House and that it is not competent
for the House to transact business, and after such interval as may be prescribed in the rules of procedure of the
House, the person presiding ascertains that the number of members present is still less than one-third of all the
members of the House, he shall adjourn the House.
97. The business of a House of Assembly shall be conducted in English, but the House may in addition to
English conduct the business of the House in one or more other languages spoken in the State as the House may
by resolution approve.
98. (1) Except as otherwise provided by this Constitution, any question proposed for decision in a House of
Assembly shall be determined by the required majority of the members present and voting; and the person
presiding shall cast a vote whenever necessary to avoid an equality of votes but shall not vote in any other case.
(2) Except as otherwise provided by this Constitution, the required majority for the purpose of determining any
question shall be a simple majority.
(3) A House of Assembly shall by its rules provide (a) that a member of the House shall declare any direct pecuniary interest he may have in any matter coming
before the House for deliberation;
(b) that the House may by resolution decide whether or not such member may vote or participate in its
deliberations, on such matter;
(c) the penalty, if any, which the House may impose for failure to declare any direct pecuniary interest such
member may have; and
(d) for such other matters pertaining to the foregoing as the House may think necessary, but nothing in this
subsection shall enable any rules to be made to require any member, who signifies his intention not to vote on or
participate in such matter, and who does not so vote or participate, to declare any such interest.
99. Any person who sits or votes in a House of Assembly of a State knowing or having reasonable grounds for
knowing that he is not entitled to do so commits an offence and is liable on conviction to such punishment as
shall be prescribed by a Law of the House of Assembly.
100. (1) The power of a House of Assembly to make laws shall be exercised by bills passed by the House of
Assembly and, except as otherwise provided by this section, assented to by the Governor.
(2) A bill shall not become Law unless it has been duly passed and, subject to subsection (1) of this section,
assented to in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(3) Where a bill has been passed by the House of Assembly it shall be presented to the Governor for assent.