The 5th National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was a bicameral legislature inaugurated on 3 June 2003 and ran its course till 5 June 2007.[1][2] The assembly comprises the Senate and the House of Representatives. 360 representatives were elected as member of the House of Representative while 109 members were elected as member of the senate, making a total of 469 members all together across the six geopolitical zones.[3]
| 5th National Assembly | |||||
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 National Assembly Building | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Meeting place | National Assembly Complex | ||||
| Term | 3 June 2003 – 5 June 2007 | ||||
| Election | 2003 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 109 | ||||
| Senate President |
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| Deputy Senate President | Ibrahim Mantu | ||||
| Party control | People's Democratic Party | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 360 | ||||
| Speaker of the House | Aminu Bello Masari | ||||
| Deputy Speaker of the House | Babangida Nguroje | ||||
| Party control | People's Democratic Party | ||||
Members
editSenate
edit- President of the Senate of Nigeria: Adolphus Wabara (PDP), until 5 April 2005[4]
- Ken Nnamani (PDP), from 5 April 2005
House of Representatives
edit- Speaker: Aminu Bello Masari (PDP)
Presiding officers
editThe Senate President presides over the Senate, the higher chamber while the Speaker presides over the House of Representatives.[5][6] Adolphus Wabara was elected as Senate President on the platform of the People's Democratic Party and Aminu Bello Masari, the Speaker of the House of Representatives succeeded Ghali Umar Na'Abba, the speaker of the 4th Assembly.[7][8][9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Nigeria: President Dissolves National Assembly". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ Okauru, Ifueko Omoigui (2012). Federal Inland Revenue Service and Taxation Reforms in Democratic Nigeria. African Books Collective. ISBN 9789784877657. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "The upper Legislative Arm of the National Assembly". Senatorarise.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ More heads roll in crackdown on top-level corruption The New Humanitarian
- ^ Leadership Newspaper (12 April 2015). "Senate Presidency: Who 'Marks Out' David Mark?". Nigerian News from Leadership News. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "David Mark, Ekweremadu: The last men standing in Senate leadership". Vanguard News. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "How five house of reps speakers dumped pdp". Daily Trust News. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "David Mark vows to remain in PDP even as "last man standing" - Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times Nigeria. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "SARAKI to succeed DAVID MARK as Senate President". Encomium Magazine. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Tambuwal's ancestors". Thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
External links
edit- Official website of the Nigerian National Assembly Archived 26 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- Assemblyonline news on the National Assembly Archived 12 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- Official People and Legislature Information Interchange