Article 91 of the Constitution of Nigeria

Verbatim text

Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, a House of Assembly of a State shall consist of three or four times the number of seats which that State has in the House of Representatives divided in a way to reflect, as far as possible, nearly equal population: Provided that a House of Assembly of a State shall consist of not less than twenty-four and not more than forty members.

What this means

The index files this text under article 91 of the Constitution of Nigeria.
The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER V — The Legislature”.
The row is titled “Composition of the House of Assembly”.
The passage runs to about 69 words.
Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Assembly”); it mentions equality and non-discrimination — it requires equal treatment or forbids discrimination (the words used: “equal”).

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