Borno State House of Assembly

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf state legislative body
unicameral legislature
appliesLegalSystem Nigerian law
capitalOfJurisdiction Maiduguri
chamberStructure single chamber
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
surface form: Nigerian 1999 Constitution (as amended)
country Nigeria
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting
single-member constituencies
establishedBy Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
governmentType unicameral
governs Borno State
hasAuthorityOver state-level legislation in Borno State
hasFunction checks and balances at state level in Borno State
hasHigherHouse none
hasLegislativeFunction budget approval
lawmaking
oversight of the executive
representation of constituencies
hasOfficialLanguage English
houseType lower-level subnational legislature
isPartOf federal structure of Nigeria
political system of Borno State
jurisdiction Borno State
legislativeBranchOf Government of Borno State
locatedIn Borno State
Maiduguri
locatedInTimeZone West Africa Time (WAT)
surface form: West Africa Time
locatedOnContinent Africa
meetsIn Borno State House of Assembly Complex
meetsInCountry Nigeria
numberOfChambers 1
partOf Nigerian state legislature system
region Northeast Nigeria NERFINISHED
responsibleFor amending state laws in Borno State
oversight of state ministries and agencies in Borno State
passing appropriation bills for Borno State
role approves state budget for Borno State
confirms certain executive appointments at state level
enacts state laws for Borno State
provides oversight of Borno State executive branch
subdivisionOf legislature of Nigeria at state level
typeOfLegislature subnational legislature
usesLanguage English

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Borno State legislature Borno State House of Assembly
Monguno partOfLegislativeConstituency Borno State House of Assembly
this entity surface form: Borno State House of Assembly constituencies