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Article 94 — Declaration of assets and liabilities; oaths of members

Article
94
Chapter
CHAPTER V — The Legislature
Index row title
Declaration of assets and liabilities; oaths of members
Source document
nigerian constitution
Provision ID
330e5210-adde-47fa-8eb5-f69d2e7dd323

132 words

Verbatim text

(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. [Seventh Schedule] (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.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 94 of the Constitution of Nigeria.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER V — The Legislature”.
  • The row is titled “Declaration of assets and liabilities; oaths of members”.
  • The passage runs to about 132 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Assembly”).

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