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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![]() Incumbent since 13 June 2023Barau Jibrin | |
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 (Fourth Republic) |
Formation | 3 June 1999; 25 years ago (1999-06-03) (Fourth Republic) |
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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Adeniji Adele II | 1 October 1960 – 12 July 1964 | MGA |
Amos M Olaleye | 1964 – 15 January 1966 | |
John Wash Pam | 1 October 1979 – December 1983 | NPP |
Mamman Abubakar Danmusa | 1 October 1983 – 31 December 1983 | NPN |
Albert Legogie | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | SDP |
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
Breaking: Jibrin emerges Deputy Senate President
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