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Section 94 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria (Updated)

Section 94 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria

Section 94 of the Constitution of Nigeria 1999 is about Declaration of assets and liabilities; oaths of members. It is under Chapter V (The legislature) of the Act.

(1) Every person elected to a House of Assembly shall, before taking his seat in that House, declare his assets and liabilities in the manner prescribed in this Constitution and subsequently take and subscribe before the Speaker of the House, the Oath of Allegiance and oath of membership prescribed in the Seventh Schedule to this Constitution, but a member may, before taking the oaths, take part in the election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly.
[Seventh Schedule]

(2) The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of a House of Assembly shall declare their assets and liabilities in the manner prescribed by this Constitution and subsequently take and subscribe to the Oath of Allegiance and the oath of membership prescribed as aforesaid before the Clerk of the House of Assembly.


Credit: Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC)

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