Niger State House of Assembly
The Niger State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the government of Niger State of Nigeria. It is a unicameral legislature with 27 members elected from the 25 local government areas of the state. Local government areas with considerable lager population are delineated into two constituencies to give equal representation. This makes the number of legislators in the Niger State House of Assembly 27.
The fundamental functions of the Assembly are to enact new laws, amend or repeal existing laws and oversight of the executive. Members of the assembly are elected for a term of four years concurrent with federal legislators. The state assembly convenes three times a week for plenary sessions in the assembly complex within the state capital, Minna. Committees and oversight functions are held as determined by the members.
Honourable Abdullahi Wuse and Bako Kassim Alfa as speaker and deputy speaker.List of Representatives
- Ahmed Marafa, representing Chanchaga
- Abdullahi Wuse, representing Tafa, Speaker
- Bako Kassim Alfa, representing Bida I, Deputy speaker
- Abdullahi Mohammed Kagara, representing Raffi, clerk,
- Mohammed Bashir Lokogoma, representing Wushishi.
- Hussaini Ibrahim, representing Agaie
- Isah Ibrahim, majority leader, representing Rijau
- Musa Alhaji Sule, representing Katcha, Chief Whip
- Mohammed Abba Bala, representing Borgu
