The deputy president of the Nigerian Senate is second highest-ranking member of the

Senate of Nigeria The Senate is the upper chamber of Nigeria's bicameral legislature, the National Assembly of Nigeria. The National Assembly (popularly referred to as NASS) is the nation's highest legislature, whose power is to make laws, is summarized in chapt ...

, after the

President of the Senate President of the Senate is a title often given to the presiding officer of a senate. It corresponds to the speaker in some other assemblies. The senate president often ranks high in a jurisdiction's succession for its top executive office: for e ...

. The current deputy president is Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege of the

All Progressives Congress The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 from a merger of Nigeria's three largest opposition parties, the ...

. The deputy president presides over the senate in the absence of the senate president. The deputy president is elected by a majority of the senate.

List of Deputy Senate Presidents

References

*Deputy Speakers Government of Nigeria Senate (Nigeria) {{Nigeria-politician-stub