9th Nigeria National Assembly

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9th National Assembly
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National Assembly Complex
Overview
Meeting placeNational Assembly Complex
Term11 June 2019 (2019-06-11) – 11 June 2023 (2023-06-11)
Election 2019
Website nass.gov.ng
Senate
Members109
Senate President Sen. Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan
Deputy Senate President Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege.
Senate Majority Leader Sen. Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi
House of Representatives
Members360
Speaker of the House Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila
Deputy Speaker of the House Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase
Sessions
1st11 June 2019 – 11 June 2023

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]

Contents

Principal Officers

Senate

Presiding officers

OfficePartySenatorDistrictSince
Senate President APC Ahmad Lawan Yobe North11 June 2019
Deputy Senate President APC Ovie Omo-Agege Delta Central 11 June 2019

Majority leadership

OfficePartySenatorDistrictSince
Senate Majority Leader APC Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir [lower-alpha 1] Sokoto East27 July 2022
Deputy Senate Majority Leader APC Robert Ajayi Boroffice Ondo North2 July 2019
Senate Majority Whip APC Orji Uzor Kalu Abia North2 July 2019
Deputy Senate Majority Whip APC Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi Niger North 2 July 2019

Minority leadership

OfficePartySenatorDistrictSince
Senate Minority Leader PDP Philips Tanimu Aduda [lower-alpha 2] FCT 21 June 2022
Deputy Senate Minority Leader PDP Shuaibu Isa Lau [lower-alpha 3] Taraba North8 February 2022
Senate Minority Whip PDP Utazi Chukwuka [lower-alpha 4] Enugu North 21 June 2022
Deputy Senate Minority Whip PDP Danjuma Laah [lower-alpha 5] Kaduna South11 May 2022

House

Presiding officers

OfficePartyOfficerStateConstituencySince
Speaker of the House APC Femi Gbajabiamila Lagos Surulere I12 June 2019
Deputy Speaker of the House APC Ahmed Idris Wase Plateau Wase12 June 2019

Majority leadership

OfficePartyMemberStateConstituencySince
House Majority Leader APC Alhassan Doguwa Kano Tudun Wada/Doguwa4 July 2019 [lower-alpha 6]
Deputy House Majority Leader APC Peter Ohiozojeh Akpatason Edo Akoko-Edo4 July 2019
House Majority Whip APC Mohammed Tahir Monguno Borno Monguno/Marte/Nganzai4 July 2019
Deputy House Majority Whip APC Nkeiruka Onyejeocha Abia Isuikwuato/Umunneochi4 July 2019

Minority leadership

OfficePartyMemberStateConstituencySince
House Minority Leader PDP Ndudi Elumelu Delta Aniocha/Oshimili3 July 2019
Deputy House Minority Leader PDP Toby Okechukwu Enugu Aninri/Awgu/Oji River3 July 2019
House Minority Whip PDP Gideon Lucas Gwani Kaduna Kaura3 July 2019
Deputy House Minority Whip PDP Adekoya Adesegun Abdel-Majid Ogun Ijebu North/Ijebu East/Ogun Waterside3 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]

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