9th National Assembly
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Overview
Meeting placeNational Assembly Complex
Term11 June 2019 (2019-06-11) – 11 June 2023 (2023-06-11)
Election2019
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Senate
Members109
Senate PresidentSen. Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan
Deputy Senate PresidentSen. Ovie Omo-Agege.
Senate Majority LeaderSen. Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi
House of Representatives
Members360
Speaker of the HouseHon. Femi Gbajabiamila
Deputy Speaker of the HouseHon. Ahmed Idris Wase
Sessions
1st11 June 2019 – 11 June 2023
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The 9th National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was a bicameral legislature inaugurated on 11 June 2019 and ran its course until 11 June 2023.[1][2][3]

Principal Officers

Senate

Presiding officers

Office Party Senator District Since
Senate President APC Ahmad Lawan Yobe North 11 June 2019
Deputy Senate President APC Ovie Omo-Agege Delta Central 11 June 2019

Majority leadership

Office Party Senator District Since
Senate Majority Leader APC Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir[a] Sokoto East 27 July 2022
Deputy Senate Majority Leader APC Robert Ajayi Boroffice Ondo North 2 July 2019
Senate Majority Whip APC Orji Uzor Kalu Abia North 2 July 2019
Deputy Senate Majority Whip APC Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi Niger North 2 July 2019

Minority leadership

Office Party Senator District Since
Senate Minority Leader PDP Philips Tanimu Aduda[b] FCT 21 June 2022
Deputy Senate Minority Leader PDP Shuaibu Isa Lau[c] Taraba North 8 February 2022
Senate Minority Whip PDP Utazi Chukwuka[d] Enugu North 21 June 2022
Deputy Senate Minority Whip PDP Danjuma Laah[e] Kaduna South 11 May 2022

House

Presiding officers

Office Party Officer State Constituency Since
Speaker of the House APC Femi Gbajabiamila Lagos Surulere I 12 June 2019
Deputy Speaker of the House APC Ahmed Idris Wase Plateau Wase 12 June 2019

Majority leadership

Office Party Member State Constituency Since
House Majority Leader APC Alhassan Doguwa Kano Tudun Wada/Doguwa 4 July 2019[f]
Deputy House Majority Leader APC Peter Ohiozojeh Akpatason Edo Akoko-Edo 4 July 2019
House Majority Whip APC Mohammed Tahir Monguno Borno Monguno/Marte/Nganzai 4 July 2019
Deputy House Majority Whip APC Nkeiruka Onyejeocha Abia Isuikwuato/Umunneochi 4 July 2019

Minority leadership

Office Party Member State Constituency Since
House Minority Leader PDP Ndudi Elumelu Delta Aniocha/Oshimili 3 July 2019
Deputy House Minority Leader PDP Toby Okechukwu Enugu Aninri/Awgu/Oji River 3 July 2019
House Minority Whip PDP Gideon Lucas Gwani Kaduna Kaura 3 July 2019
Deputy House Minority Whip PDP Adekoya Adesegun Abdel-Majid Ogun Ijebu North/Ijebu East/Ogun Waterside 3 July 2019

Members

Notes

  1. ^ In July 2019, Kebbi North Senator Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi became Majority Leader, however, Abdullahi resigned after defecting to the PDP in June 2022.[4] APC leadership chose Gobir as his replacement.[5]
  2. ^ In July 2019, Abia South Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe became Minority Leader; however, Abaribe resigned after defecting to APGA in May 2022.[6] The next month, PDP leadership chose Aduda as his replacement.[7]
  3. ^ In July 2019, Taraba South Senator Emmanuel Bwacha became Deputy Minority Leader; however, Bwacha resigned after switching to the APC in February 2022. PDP leadership chose Lau as his replacement.[8]
  4. ^ In July 2019, FCT Senator Philips Tanimu Aduda became Minority Whip; however, Aduda was nominated as Minority Leader in June 2022.[7] At the same time, PDP leadership chose Chukwuka as his replacement.[7]
  5. ^ In July 2019, Zamfara North Senator Sahabi Yaú became Deputy Minority Whip, however, Yaú resigned before switching to the APC in June 2021. PDP leadership chose Sokoto South Senator Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba as his replacement.[9] However, Abdullahi Danbaba defected too, in April 2022, so PDP leadership chose Kaduna South Senator Danjuma Laah for the position.[10]
  6. ^ Doguwa's election as representative was annulled in November 2019, however, he won the ensuing rerun election and thus retained his position as Majority Leader.[11]

References

  1. ^ "9th National Assembly inauguration kicks-off". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Live Updates: 9th National Assembly Inauguration". THISDAYLIVE. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. ^ "The task ahead of 9th National Assembly leadership". Punch Newspapers. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Abdullahi Yahaya resigns as Senate Majority Leader". Peoples Gazette. News Agency of Nigeria. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  5. ^ Akubo, John (27 July 2022). "APC names Ibrahim Gobir as new Senate leader, caucus chairman". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  6. ^ Ibrahim, El-Ameen (27 May 2022). "Abaribe dumps PDP, resigns as Senate Minority Leader". The Punch. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  7. ^ a b c Shibayan, Dyepkazah (21 June 2022). "PDP nominates Philip Aduda as senate minority leader". TheCable. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  8. ^ Nseyen, Nsikak (8 February 2022). "PDP appoints Lau as Deputy Senate Minority Leader". Daily Post. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  9. ^ Elumoye, Deji. "Danbaba Named Senate Deputy Minority Whip". ThisDay. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  10. ^ Iroanusi, QueenEsther. "PDP nominates Danjuma La'ah as new Deputy Minority Whip". Premium Times. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  11. ^ Akinpelu, Yusuf. "House of Reps retain Doguwa as majority leader". Premium Times. Retrieved 16 October 2021.


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