Sokoto State House of Assembly

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

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Sokoto State House of Assembly canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body ⓘ
unicameral state legislature ⓘ
approves Sokoto State budget ⓘ
belongsToSystem Nigerian state Houses of Assembly system ⓘ
canOverride certain executive actions within Sokoto State ⓘ
constitutionalStatus creation of the Nigerian Constitution as a state legislature ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
countrySubdivisionLegislatureOf Sokoto State ⓘ
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting ⓘ
single-member constituencies ⓘ
establishedUnder Nigerian state-level constitutional framework ⓘ
governmentBranch legislative branch ⓘ
hasCommitteeType ad hoc committees ⓘ
standing committees ⓘ
hasFunction budget approval ⓘ
confirmation of certain executive appointments ⓘ
lawmaking ⓘ
oversight of the executive ⓘ
representation of constituencies ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasLeaderTitle Speaker of the Sokoto State House of Assembly ⓘ
hasMemberTitle Member of the Sokoto State House of Assembly ⓘ
hasPower to amend or repeal state laws ⓘ
to approve state-level loans and financial agreements ⓘ
to conduct legislative investigations ⓘ
to enact state legislation ⓘ
to summon state officials ⓘ
isSubordinateTo Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
jurisdiction Sokoto State ⓘ
legislativeType unicameral ⓘ
levelOfGovernment subnational ⓘ
locatedIn Sokoto State ⓘ
northwestern Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: North West Nigeria
meetsIn Sokoto ⓘ
meetsInBuildingType legislative chamber ⓘ
oversees Sokoto State Executive branch ⓘ
partOf Government of Sokoto State ⓘ
passes state laws for Sokoto State ⓘ
represents constituencies within Sokoto State ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ
typeOfParliament state House of Assembly in Nigeria ⓘ
usesLegalSystem Nigerian legal system ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sokoto State → hasLegislature → Sokoto State House of Assembly ⓘ