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The Senate is the upper chamber of Nigeria's bicameral legislature, the National Assembly. [1] The National Assembly (popularly referred to as NASS) is the nation's legislature and has the power to make laws, as summarized in chapter one, section four of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria. [2] [3] The lower chamber is the House of Representatives.
The winners of these Senate elections will serve beginning in the 10th Nigerian National Assembly. The APC have held a majority in the Senate since the 2015 elections and solidified that majority in 2019. As of May 2023, the APC had retained its 59 seats, while the PDP had lost 3 for a total of 37.
The table below shows the list of Nigerian senators of the 9th National Assembly. [1] The Senate includes three senators from each of the 36 states, plus one senator for the Federal Capital Territory. The Senate president is the head of the house, and assisted by the deputy Senate president. [2]
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
Michael Opeyemi Bamidele CON (born 29 July 1963) popularly known as MOB, is a Nigerian lawyer, human right activist, and politician who is currently serving as the majority leader of the Nigerian Senate since 2023. [1] He has represented Ekiti Central senatorial district in the Nigerian Senate since 2019. [2] [3] [4]
The 2019 Nigerian Senate election were held in all 109 senatorial districts where voters elected senators using first-past-the-post voting.Most elections were held on February 23, 2019, with some elections running into February 24 while others had supplementary or rerun elections that took place at a later date.
The National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a bicameral legislature established under section 4 of the Constitution of Nigeria [1] [a] The body consists of 109 members of the Senate and 360 members from the House of Representatives; [2] There are three senators from each states of Nigeria and one senator representing the Federal Capital Territory and single-member district ...
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Imo State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Imo State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections will coincide with the 2023 presidential election , as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives ; with ...