(1) The organs of the Region shall be the Regional Council
and the President of the Regional Council. The Regional Council and
the President of the Regional Council shall function within the
framework of powers transferred to the Region by the State.
(2) The Regional Council shall be the deliberative organ of the Region.
Regional Councillors whose term of office shall be 5 (five) years shall
comprise:
- divisional delegates elected by indirect universal suffrage;
- representatives of traditional rulers elected by their peers.
The Regional Council shall reflect the various sociological
components of the Region. The system of election, number, proportion
by category, rules governing ineligibility, incompatibilities and
emoluments of Regional Councillors shall be laid down by law.
(3) The Regional Council shall be headed by an indigene of the Region
elected from among its members for the life of the Council. The
President of the Regional Council shall be the executive organ of the
Region. In this capacity, he shall be the interlocutor of the State’s
representative. He shall be assisted by a Regional Bureau elected at
the same time as himself from among the members of the Council. The
Regional Bureau shall reflect the sociological components of the
Region.
(4) Members of Parliament of the Region shall sit in the Regional
Council in an advisory capacity.
Official text
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In force from 18-01-1996
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