Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate
Second-highest ranking-official of the Senate of Nigeria
Deputy President of the Senate of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria |
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Legislative Branch of the Federal Government | |
Style | Mr Deputy President |
Member of |
Nigerian Senate
National Assembly Commission |
Seat | National Assembly Complex , Three Arms Zone , Abuja |
Appointer | Indirect Senate Election |
Term length | 4 years renewable |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Nigeria |
Inaugural holder | Haruna Abubakar |
Formation | 3 June 1999 ; 24 years ago ( 1999-06-03 ) |
Succession | Fifth |
The deputy president of the Nigerian Senate is second highest-ranking member of the Senate of Nigeria , after the President of the Senate . The current deputy president is Barau Jibrin of the All Progressives Congress . [1] The deputy president presides over the senate in the absence of the senate president. The deputy president is elected by a majority of the senate. [2]
List of Deputy Senate Presidents
Deputy Senate President | Term | Party |
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Haruna Abubakar | 3 June 1999 – 18 November 1999 | PDP |
Ibrahim Mantu | 10 August 2001 – 5 June 2007 | PDP |
Ike Ekweremadu | 5 June 2007 – 9 June 2019 | PDP |
Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege | 11 June 2019 – 11 June 2023 | APC |
Barau Jibrin | 13 June 2023 – present | APC |
References
- ↑ "Senators of Nigeria National Assembly" . nassnig.org . Retrieved 18 August 2014 .
- ↑ "INFORMATION ON THE SENATE OF THE" . assecaa.org . Retrieved 18 August 2014 .
Breaking: Jibrin emerges Deputy Senate President
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