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Article 51 — Staff of the National Assembly

Article
51
Chapter
CHAPTER V — The Legislature
Index row title
Staff of the National Assembly
Source document
nigerian constitution
Provision ID
c12da947-13b3-4e9b-84a1-e19a1e8bc4ab

56 words

Verbatim text

There shall be a Clerk to the National Assembly and such other staff as may be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly, and the method of appointment of the Clerk and other staff of the National Assembly shall be as prescribed by that Act. B - Procedure for Summoning and Dissolution of National Assembly

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 51 of the Constitution of Nigeria.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER V — The Legislature”.
  • The row is titled “Staff of the National Assembly”.
  • The passage runs to about 56 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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