Bayelsa State House of Assembly

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The Bayelsa State House of Assembly is the unicameral legislative body responsible for making laws and providing oversight for the government of Bayelsa State in Nigeria.

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Bayelsa State House of Assembly canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
unicameral state legislature
canApprove state budget
canEnact state laws
canImpeach Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State under constitutional conditions
Governor of Bayelsa State under constitutional conditions
canOversight Government of Bayelsa State
surface form: Bayelsa State Executive Council

Governor of Bayelsa State
state ministries and agencies
capitalOfJurisdiction Yenagoa
country Nigeria
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting
single-member constituencies
establishedUnder Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
surface form: 1999 Constitution of Nigeria
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasCommittees ad hoc committees
standing committees
hasLegislativePowersOver Bayelsa State
hasNumberOfChambers 1
hasPower conduct investigations
confirm certain executive appointments
pass appropriation bills
summon public officials
hasPrimaryFunction lawmaking
oversight of the executive
representation of constituencies
hasRoleIn state-level democratic governance
isComponentOf Nigerian federal system
jurisdiction Bayelsa State
languageOfProceedings English
legalBasis Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
legislativeStructure unicameral
locatedIn Bayelsa State
Yenagoa
meetsFrequency regular sessions
meetsIn legislative complex in Yenagoa
membersAre elected representatives
oversees public expenditure in Bayelsa State
partOf Government of Bayelsa State
Nigerian state legislative system
region Niger Delta
responsibleFor amending state-level legislation
constituency outreach
policy review at state level
subjectTo Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
surface form: Constitution of Nigeria
supervises implementation of state laws
typeOfLegislature subnational legislature
uses rules of procedure adopted by the House

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Bayelsa State hasLegislature Bayelsa State House of Assembly