Kwara State House of Assembly

Legislative arm of the government of Kwara State of Nigeria

Kwara State House of Assembly

10th Kwara State Assembly
Type
Type|

Unicameral

Term limits

| Nil
History
Founded| August 30, 1979 (1979-08-30)

New session started

| June 23, 2023
Leadership

List of speakers of the Kwara State House of Assembly

Salihu Yakubu-Danladi (All Progressive Congress)
since March 18, 2023

Deputy Speaker

Ojo Olayiwola Oyebode
since March 18, 2023

Majority Leader

OBA ABDULKADIR MAGAJI (All Progressive Congress)

Deputy House Leader

ABDULRAHEEM MEDINAT MOTUNRAYO (All Progressive Congress)

Structure
Seats| 24

Political groups

| Majority

* All Progressive Congress (24)

Minority

* All Progressive Congress (24)

Length of term

| 4 years
Authority| section 4 subsections 6 and 7 of 1999 constitution ( as amended )
Nigeria Constitution
Elections

Voting system

| First-past-the-post

Last election

| March 18, 2023
(24 seats)

Next election

| 2027
(24 seats)
Meeting place
kwara state House of Assembly Complex
Ilorin

Website
Kwara State House of Assembly

The Kwara State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the government of Kwara State of Nigeria.[1][2] It is a unicameral legislature having 24 members elected from the 16 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 Kwara State House of Assembly 24.[3]

The fundamental functions of the Assembly are to enact new laws, amend or repeal existing laws and oversight of the executive.[4][5] 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, Ilorin.

The current leaders of the 10th Kwara State House of Assembly is Salihu Yakubu-Danladi (Speaker) and Ojo Olayiwola Oyebode (Deputy Speaker).[6][7] Oba Abdulkadir Magaji (House leader) and Abdulraheem Medinat Motunrayo (Deputy).[8] Kareem Ahmed Olayiwola (Clerk).[9]

## References

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1. ^ "Kwara Assembly Wants Education Monitoring Fund Reviewed". Channels Television. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
2. ^ "EFCC investigates Kwara House of Assembly". FRCN. May 21, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
3. ^ Ahmad, Romoke W.; Ilorin (March 10, 2019). "APC clears all 24 Kwara assembly seats". Daily Trust. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
4. ^ "Kwara Assembly wants to rename Abubakar Saraki University". P.M. News. December 11, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
5. ^ "Kwara Assembly confirms 16 commissioner nominees". Tribune Online. October 31, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
6. ^ "Breaking: Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, Reelected Speaker". June 13, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
7. ^ "34-Year-Old Danladi Emerges Speaker Kwara Assembly". Channels Television. June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
8. ^ "Kwara State House of Assembly". hoa.kw.gov.ng. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
9. ^ "Kwara State House of Assembly". hoa.kw.gov.ng/. Retrieved September 22, 2023.