The 7th National Assembly of the

Federal Republic of Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of G ...

is a

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legislature inaugurated on June 6, 2011 and the assembly will run its course till June 6, 2015. The assembly comprises the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

and the

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. The House of Representative consists of 360 elected members and the Senate, a total of 109 members from which 73 were newly elected and 36 were re-elected across the 6 geopolitical zones of

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

David Mark David Alechenu Bonaventure Mark , is a retired Nigerian Army Brigadier General and politician. He was President of the Senate of Nigeria from 2007 to 2015 and was the Senator for Benue South Senatorial District Benue State. He is a member of the ...

, the

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of the

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was re-elected on the platform of

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and

Aminu Waziri Tambuwal Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (born 10 January 1966) is a Nigerian politician who serves as the Governor of Sokoto State in Nigeria, having won election during the 2015 general elections and re-elected in the 2019 general elections. Tambuwal is a member ...

, the

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of the

was also re-elected on the same platform following the April 11, general election.

Members

Principal officers

Officers of the Senate

The table below outlined the Principal Officers of the Senate.

Officers of the House of Representative

*Rt. Hon.

– Speaker House of Representatives *Rt. Hon.

Emeka Ihedioha Emeka Ihedioha (born 24 March 1965) is a Nigerian politician and Businessman. Ihedioha is the governor with the shortest tenure in South Eastern Nigeria. He is the former Governor of Imo State and a former Deputy Speaker of the Federal House of ...

– Deputy Speaker House of Representatives *Hon. Mulikat Akande Adeola – House Leader *Hon. Ishaka Mohammed Bawa -Majority Whip *Hon. Leonard Okuweh Ogor -Deputy House Leader *Hon. Ahmed Mukhtar Mohammed – Deputy Chief Whip *Hon.

Femi Gbajabiamila Olufemi Hakeem Gbajabiamila (born 25 June 1962), is a Nigerian lawyer and politician. A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gbajabiamila has served as Speaker of the House of Representatives since 2019. Early life and education Olu ...

– Minority Leader *Hon. Samson Raphael Osagie – Minority Whip *Hon. Kawu Sumaila – Deputy Minority Leader *Hon. Garba Datti Muhammad – Deputy Minority Whip

References

External links

Official website of the Nigerian National Assembly

Assemblyonline news on the National Assembly

Official People and Legislature Information Interchange
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