Adamawa State House of Assembly

The  Adamawa State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the government  of Adamawa State of Nigeria.[1][2] It is a unicameral legislature with 25 members elected from the 21 local government areas (State Constituencies). Local government areas with considerable larger population are delineated into two constituencies to give equal representation. This makes the number of legislators in the Adamawa State House of Assembly 25.

Adamawa State House of Assembly
Unicameral Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Term limits
4 terms (8 years total)
EstablishedMay 29, 1999
Leadership
Speaker
Wesley Bathiya, PDP
Deputy Speaker
Mohammed Buba Jijiwa
Structure
Seats25
Political groups
Majority
  •   PDP (13)

Minority

Elections
Last election
2023
Meeting place
House of Assembly Complex in Jimeta
Website
https://adspc.ad.gov.ng/adamawa-state-house-of-assembly-legisture/
Constitution
Nigerian Constitution

The fundamental functions of the Assembly are to enact new laws, amend or repeal existing laws and oversight of the executive.[3][4] Members of the assembly are elected for a term of four years concurrent with federal legislators (Senate and House of Representatives). The state assembly convenes three times a week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays) in the assembly complex within the state capital, Yola.

The current speaker of the 8th Adamawa State House of Assembly is Wesley Bathiya of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) is the majority party with 13 members while All Progressives Congress has 11 seats African Democratic Congress has 1 putting them in the minority position.[5][6][7]

References
  1. "Adamawa seventh Assembly sets agenda for its operation". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  2. Ochetenwu, Jim (2019-06-13). "How Adamawa Assembly finally elected PDP member as Speaker". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  3. "Adamawa Assembly approves 40 new special advisers". P.M. News. 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  4. "Adamawa Assembly passes bill on free treatment of accident victims | Premium Times Nigeria". 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  5. "After Supplementary Elections, PDP Snatches Majority Control At Adamawa Assembly From APC". Sahara Reporters. 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  6. "Adamawa Assembly polls: PDP wins 13, APC 11 seats". Pulse Nigeria. 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  7. Garba, Tom (2023-06-24). "As Bathiya Wesley pilots the affairs of Adamawa Assembly…". Blueprint Newspapers. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
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