Constitution

Benin 1990 Constitution

Table of Contents

TITLE X. TERRITORIAL UNITS

ARTICLE 150

Territorial units of the Republic shall be created by law.

ARTICLE 151

These units shall administer themselves freely by elected councils and under conditions provided by the law.

ARTICLE 152

No expenditure for the sovereignty of the State will be charged to their budget.

ARTICLE 153

The State shall watch over the harmonious development of the all the territorial units based on national solidarity, regional potentialities, and inter-regional equilibrium.