The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Nigeria's bicameral National Assembly. The Senate is the upper chamber.
The Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Edo comprises three Senators representing Edo Central,Edo South,and Edo North,and nine Representatives representing Egor/Ikpoba-okha,Owan West/East,Esan North-East/Esan South- East,Esan Central/West/Igueben,Ovia South/West-Ovia North/East,Akoko-Edo,Etsako East/West/Central,Orhionmwon/Uhunmwode,and Oredo.
Esan North-East is a Local Government Area located in Edo State of Nigeria. It has an estimated population of 119,346. Its headquarters are in Uromi/Uzea.
Gyang Dalyop Datong was a Nigerian senator who represented the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State. He became a member of the Nigerian Senate in 2007. On 12 April 2003,he was elected to the 5th House of Representatives on the platform of the ANPP defeating his closest rival James Vwi of the PDP. He represented Barkin Ladi/Riyom Federal Constituency from 2003 to 2007. Datong died on 8 July 2012 while attending a mass funeral of people who had been killed by Fulani herdsmen in Maase area of Riyom local government in Plateau State. The people at the funeral were attacked by gunmen thought to also be Fulani.
Oserheimen Osunbor is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as the governor of Edo State from 2007 to 2008. He served as the senator representing the Edo Central senatorial district from the start of the fourth republic in 1999 to 2007.
Philip Shaibu is a Nigerian accountant and politician who served as the deputy governor of Edo State from 2016 until his impeachment in 2024. He was reinstated by the Federal High Court,Abuja on Wednesday,17 July 2024. He previously served as a member of the Federal House of Representatives representing Etsako from 2015 to 2016,and as a member of the Edo State House of Assembly from 2007 to 2015.
Edo Central senatorial district in Edo State covers five local governments areas which include Esan South-East,Igueben,Esan North East,Esan West and Esan Central. The current representative of the Edo Central is Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressive Congress.
Joseph Eghonghon Edionwele is a politician and member of the 8th and 9th Assembly representing Esan Central/Esan West/Igueben Federal Constituency,Edo State. He is popularly known as Joe Edionwele.
The 2023 Nigerian House of Representatives elections were held on 25 February 2023 where voters elected members of the House of Representatives using first-past-the-post voting in all 360 federal constituencies. The last regular House elections for all districts were in 2019.
In Nigeria,a House of Assembly is the state-level legislature. All Houses of Assembly are unicameral,with elected members who are designated as members of the House of Assembly,assemblymen,or MHA,and who serve four-year terms.
The 2019 Edo State House of Assembly election was held on March 9,2019,to elect members of the Edo State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 24 seats were up for election in the Edo State House of Assembly.
Elections were held throughout Nigeria throughout 2022. During the year,the governors of Ekiti and Osun states were elected on 18 June and 16 July,respectively. Additionally,there were also elections to fill vacant seats in the House of Representatives and state houses of assembly along with local elections in Adamawa State,Benue State,Edo State,Enugu State,the Federal Capital Territory,Imo State,Katsina State,and Kebbi State.
Sergius Ogun is a Nigerian politician,lawyer and a member House of Representatives of Nigeria.
Kelechi Onuzuruike is a Nigerian politician. He is the Former Deputy Chief Whip of the Abia State House of Assembly. He formerly represented Umuahia North state constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly.
Isaac Kyale Kwallu is a Nigerian business man and politician. He is a member of the Nigerian Federal House of Representatives representing Mikang/Qua’an-Pan/Shendam federal constituency of Plateau State in the 10th National Assembly.
Anthony Adebayo Adepoju is a Nigerian politician,businessman and philanthropist who is representing Ibarapa Central and Ibarapa North Federal Constituency of Oyo State in the 10th Assembly and doubles as the Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Federal Character Commission since 2023. He previously served as the Chairman of Water Corporation of Oyo State. He is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Monday Okpebholo,is a Nigerian businessman and politician who has served as the senator representing Edo Central senatorial district since 2023.
Olamide Adesanmi Oladiji known as Landmark is a Nigerian politician currently serving as the speaker of the 10th Ondo State House of Assembly since June 2023. A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC),he is representing Ilaje Constituency 1,Ondo East constituency. He was nominated for the speakership position by Temitope Akomolafe of the APC representing Ifedore constituency and seconded by Abiola Oladapo also of the APC representing Ondo West II.
Elvert Ayambem Ekom is a Nigerian politician currently serving as speaker of the 10th Cross River State House of Assembly since June 2023. A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC),he represents Ikom 2 State Constituency. Ayambem was nominated for the speakership position by Kingsley Ntui representing Etung Constituency and the motion was seconded by Eyo Okon Edet representing Bakassi Constituency. Ayambem was elected speaker unchallenged on 13 June 2023 following the proclamation of the governor of the state for the inauguration of the 10th state assembly. He succeeded Eteng William who was speaker of the 9th assembly and was elected to the 10th Nigerian Senate.
Blessing Agbebaku is a Nigerian politician currently serving as speaker of the eighth Edo State House of Assembly. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party representing Owan West Constituency,in the Edo North Senatorial District.
