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President of the Senate of Nigeria

Highest ranking-official of the Senate of Nigeria

Summary

Highest ranking-official of the Senate of Nigeria

FieldValue
postPresident of the Senate
bodythe
Federal Republic of Nigeria
imageGodswill Obot Akpabio (2012).jpg
incumbentGodswill Akpabio
insigniaSeal of the Senate President Ng.jpg
insigniacaptionSeal of the Senate President of Nigeria
incumbentsince13 June 2023
departmentLegislative Branch of the Federal Government
member_ofNigerian SenateNational Assembly Commission
appointerIndirect Senate Election
deputyDeputy President of the Senate
styleMr President
seatNational Assembly Complex, Three Arms Zone, Abuja
termlength4 years renewable
inauguralNnamdi Azikiwe
formation
successionSecond
constituting_instrumentConstitution of Nigeria

Federal Republic of Nigeria The president of the Nigerian Senate is the presiding officer of the Senate of Nigeria, elected by its membership. The senate president is second in line of succession to the Nigerian presidency, after the vice president of Nigeria. The current president of the Senate is Godswill Akpabio since 13 June 2023.

Role

The senate president is chosen in an indirect election conducted within the senate, amongst the 109 members. The line of succession to the Nigerian presidency goes to the vice president, and then the senate president should both the president and vice president be unable to discharge the powers and duties of office.

List of Nigerian Senate presidents

Federation

Senate PresidentTerm of officePolitical partyPortraitNameTook officeLeft officeNational Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons}}; color:white;"National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons}}; color:white;"
[[File:Nnamdi Azikiwe PC (cropped).jpg100px]]Nnamdi Azikiwe1 January 19601 October 1960National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
Dennis Osadebay1 October 19601 October 1963National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons

First Republic

Senate PresidentTerm of officePolitical partyPortraitNameTook officeLeft officeNational Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons}}; color:white;"
Nwafor Orizu1 October 196315 January 1966National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons

Military Government

The Senate did not sit during this time.

Second Republic

Senate PresidentTerm of officePolitical partyElectedPortraitNameTook officeLeft officeNational Party of Nigeria}}; color:white;"
[[File:Blank.jpg100px]]Joseph Wayas1 October 197931 December 1983National Party of Nigeria1979
1983

[[Military government|Military Government]]

The Senate did not sit during this time.

Third Republic

Senate PresidentTerm of officePolitical partyConstituencyElectedPortraitNameTook officeLeft officeSocial Democratic Party (Nigeria)}}; color:white;"Social Democratic Party (Nigeria)}}; color:white;"
[[File:Iyorchia Ayu 2023.jpg100px]]Iyorchia Ayu5 December 1992November 1993Social Democratic PartyBenue North-West1992
[[File:Blank.jpg100px]]Ameh EbuteNovember 199317 November 1993Social Democratic PartyBenue South1993

Military Government

The Senate did not sit during this time.

Fourth Republic

Senate PresidentTerm of officePolitical partyConstituencyElectedPortraitNameTook officeLeft officePeople's Democratic Party (Nigeria)}}; color:white;"People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)}}; color:white;"People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)}}; color:white;"People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)}}; color:white;"People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)}}; color:white;"People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)}}; color:white;"All Progressives Congress}}; color:white;"People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)}}; color:white;"All Progressives Congress}}; color:white;"All Progressives Congress}}; color:white;"
[[File:Blank.jpg100px]]Evan Enwerem3 June 199918 November 1999People's Democratic PartyImo East1999
Chuba Okadigbo18 November 19998 August 2000People's Democratic PartyAnambra North1999
[[File:Anyim P Anyim (cropped).jpg100px]]Anyim Pius Anyim8 August 20003 June 2003People's Democratic PartyEbonyi South2000
[[File:Blank.jpg100px]]Adolphus Wabara3 June 20035 April 2005People's Democratic PartyAbia South2003
[[File:Blank.jpg100px]]Ken Nnamani5 April 20055 June 2007People's Democratic PartyEnugu East2005
[[File:David Mark.jpg100px]]David Mark5 June 20076 June 2015People's Democratic PartyBenue South2007
2011
[[File:Bukola Saraki (cropped).jpg100px]]Bukola Saraki9 June 20159 June 2019All Progressives Congress
to 2018Kwara Central2015
People's Democratic Party
from 2018
[[File:Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan (cropped).jpg100px]]Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan11 June 201911 June 2023All Progressives CongressYobe North2019
[[File:Godswill Wiki Pix.jpg100px]]Godswill Akpabio13 June 2023IncumbentAll Progressives CongressAkwa Ibom North-West2023

References

References

  1. Oyero, Kayode. (13 June 2023). "UPDATED: Akpabio Sworn In As Senate President".
  2. Obeme-Ndukwe, Ifunanya. (13 June 2023). "Akpabio elected Senate President".
  3. "Nigeria's Constitution of 1999 with Amendments through 2011".
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