7th Nigeria National Assembly

2011–2015 meeting of Nigerian legislature

7th National Assembly

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Overview
Meeting place| National Assembly Complex
Term| 6 June 2011 (2011-06-06) – 6 June 2015 (2015-06-06)
Election| 2011
Website| Official website
Senate
Members| 109
Senate President| David Mark
Deputy Senate President| Ike Ekweremadu
Party control| People's Democratic Party
House of Representatives
Members| 360
Speaker of the House| Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
Deputy Speaker of the House| Emeka Ihedioha
Party control| People's Democratic Party

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The 7th National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was a bicameral legislature inaugurated on 6 June 2011 and ran its course till 6 June 2015.[1] The assembly comprises the Senate and the House of Representatives. The House of Representative consists of 360 elected members and the Senate, a total of 109 members from which 73 were newly elected and 36 were re-elected across the 6 geopolitical zones of Nigeria.[2][3] David Mark, the Senate President of the 6th Assembly was re-elected on the platform of People's Democratic Party and Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the Speaker of the House of Representatives was also re-elected on the same platform following the 11 April general election.[4][5]

## Members

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### Principal officers

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#### Officers of the Senate

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The table below outlined the Principal Officers of the Senate.

Name | Position | Party | State

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David Mark | Senate President | PDP | Benue State
Ike Ekweremadu | Deputy Senate President | PDP | Enugu State
Victor Ndoma Egba | Majority Leader Senate | PDP | Cross River
Ahmed Abdul Ningi | Deputy Majority Leader Senate | PDP | Bauchi State
George Akume | Minority leader Senate | APC | Benue State
Ahmad Rufa'i Sani | Deputy Minority Leader Senate | APC | Zamfara State
Amelio Oladele Bello | Deputy Chief Whip Senate | PDP | Oyo State
Ganiyu Olarewaju Solomon | Minority Whip Senate | APC | Lagos State
Bello Hayatu Gwarzo | Chief Whip Senate | PDP | Kano

#### Officers of the House of Representative

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* Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal – Speaker House of Representatives
* Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha – Deputy Speaker House of Representatives
* Hon. Mulikat Akande Adeola – House Leader
* Hon. Ishaka Mohammed Bawa -Majority Whip
* Hon. Leonard Okuweh Ogor -Deputy House Leader
* Hon. Ahmed Mukhtar Mohammed – Deputy Chief Whip
* Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila – Minority Leader
* Hon. Samson Raphael Osagie – Minority Whip
* Hon. Kawu Sumaila – Deputy Minority Leader
* Hon. Garba Datti Muhammad – Deputy Minority Whip

## References

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1. ^ "New Telegraph – 3rd Session: 7th Senate's scorecard". newtelegraphonline.com. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
2. ^ "New Senate President, House Speaker Emerge Next Monday". TheNigerianVoice. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
3. ^ "The upper Legislative Arm of the National Assembly". Senatorarise.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
4. ^ "David's Marks at three". Vanguard News. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
5. ^ "SARAKI to succeed DAVID MARK as Senate President". Encomium Magazine. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.

## External links

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* 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

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