The
House of Federation has two standing committees and a Council
of Constitutional Inquiry. Each committee consists of fifteen
members including a chair person. The two standing committees
are the committee for constitutional & regional
affairs and budget susidy & revenue
affairs standing committes.
Constitutional & Regional affairs standing committee
The Committee for States' Affairs is responsible for taking
measures which promote unity with the consent of peoples
and manages the implementation of the rights of nations
and nationalities that fall under the jurisdiction of the
House of the Federation. With the approval of the House
Speaker, it creates committees to resolve disputes or misunderstandings
that occur between states and was to failed to reach an
agreement at the state level. It's the committee's duty
to present a report to the House for federal intervention
it any state, in violation of the Constitution, endangers
the constitutional order.The Committee also responsible
for Legal Affairs identified civil cases that need to be
incorporated to the code. It also has the duty of coming
up with issues which require consitutional amendment and
reviewing similar cases to present recommendations to the
House. It is also responsible to see that the rights of
deputies aren't infringed and to identify other disciplinary
actions the house should take when the quorum for House
Sessions repeatedly fails to materralize.
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