Kano State House of Assembly

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The Kano State House of Assembly is the unicameral legislative body responsible for making laws and overseeing the government of Kano State in Nigeria.

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Kano State House of Assembly canonical 1

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instanceOf state legislative body
unicameral legislature
canOverrideVetoOf Governor of Kano State
country Nigeria
createdUnder 1979 Constitution of Nigeria
electionCycle every 4 years
electionsHeldOnSameDayAs Kano State gubernatorial elections
Nigerian state houses of assembly elections
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting
establishedIn 1979
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasJurisdiction Kano State
hasNumberOfMembers 40
hasOfficer Clerk of the Kano State House of Assembly
Deputy Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly
Majority Leader of the Kano State House of Assembly
Minority Leader of the Kano State House of Assembly
hasPower to conduct investigations into state public institutions
to impeach the Deputy Governor of Kano State
to impeach the Governor of Kano State
to summon state commissioners
headedBy Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly
legislativeType unicameral
locatedIn Kano
surface form: Kano City

Kano State
locatedOn State Road, Kano
meetsIn Kano State House of Assembly Complex
membersRepresent state constituencies of Kano State
partOf National Assembly of Nigeria
surface form: Legislature of Nigeria
passes bills for assent by the Governor of Kano State
reconstitutedUnder Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
surface form: 1999 Constitution of Nigeria
responsibility amendment of state laws
approval of the state budget
lawmaking for Kano State
oversight of the executive branch of Kano State
representation of the people of Kano State
screening and confirmation of certain state appointments
supervises ministries and agencies of Kano State Government
termLength 4 years
usesLanguage English
Hausa
website https://www.kanostate.gov.ng (section for House of Assembly)

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Kano State hasLegislature Kano State House of Assembly