NigeriaNG

Article 110 — Recall

Article
110
Chapter
CHAPTER V — The Legislature
Index row title
Recall
Source document
nigerian constitution
Provision ID
cd80d3cb-bc7b-40ec-ba81-99374a15bf7a

115 words

Verbatim text

A member of the House of Assembly may be recalled as such a member if - (a) there is presented to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission a petition in that behalf signed by more than one-half of the persons registered to vote in that member’s constituency alleging their loss of confidence in that member and which signatures are duly verified by the Independent National Electoral Commission; and (b) the petition is thereafter, in a referendum conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission within ninety days of the date of the receipt of the petition, approved by a simple majority of the votes of the persons registered to vote in that member’s constituency.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 110 of the Constitution of Nigeria.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER V — The Legislature”.
  • The row is titled “Recall”.
  • The passage runs to about 115 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Assembly”).

This is a mechanical reading aid generated from the text above by matching words in it. It is not legal advice, not a lawyer’s interpretation, and not a substitute for the provision itself.

How to cite this

Constitution of Nigeria, article 110 (“Recall”), Portable Lawyer, https://www.portablelawyer.app/provision/cd80d3cb-bc7b-40ec-ba81-99374a15bf7a (accessed 25 October 2026).

Canonical URL: https://www.portablelawyer.app/provision/cd80d3cb-bc7b-40ec-ba81-99374a15bf7a

Accessed 25 October 2026.

Link to the canonical URL above, not to a #section-… fragment on the jurisdiction page — the fragment is a scroll position, this URL is the provision.

Machine-readable versions