Senate (Nigeria)

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Senate
7th National Assembly
Type
Type	Upper house of the National Assembly of Nigeria
Leadership
President of the Senate	David Mark, PDP Since June 6, 2007
Deputy President of the Senate	Ike Ekweremadu, PDP Since June 6, 2007
Seats	109
Elections
Voting system	Multi-member plurality system
Last election	9 April 2011
Meeting place

Abuja

The Senate is the upper house of the National Assembly of Nigeria. It consists of 109 senators: the 36 states are each divided in 3 senatorial districts each electing one senator; the Federal Capital Territory elects only one senator.

The President of the Senate is the presiding officer of the Senate, whose chief function is to guide and regulate the proceedings in the Senate. The current Senate President is Sen. David Mark of the People's Democratic Party.

The lower house is the House of Representatives.

Nigerian State Delegations

Senators

Members of the Senate of Nigeria in the 4^th National Assembly (1999-2003)

Abia	N Ike Nwachukwu (PDP) C Bob Nwannunu (ANPP) S Adolphus Wabara (PDP)

Adamawa	N Iya Abubakar (PDP) C Abubakar Girei (PDP) S Jonathan Zwingina (PDP)

Akwa Ibom	NE Emmanuel Essien (PDP) NW Udoma Udo Udoma (PDP) Uyo John James Akpan Udo-Edehe (PDP)

Anambra	N Chuba Okadigbo (PDP) C Mike Ajegbo (PDP) S Nnamdi Eriobuna (PDP)

Bauchi	N Bashir Mustapha (PDP) C Idi Othman Guda (PDP) S Salisu Matori (PDP)

Bayelsa	W Tupele-Ebi Diffa (AD) C David Brigidi (PDP) E Melford Okilo (PDP)

Benue	S David Mark (PDP) N Daniel Saror (PDP) C Joseph Waku (PDP)

Borno	N Maina Maaji Lawan (PDP) C Ali Modu Sheriff (ANPP) S Abubakar Mahdi (PDP)

Cross River	N John James Akpanudo-Edehe (PDP) C Matthew Mbu Junior (PDP) S Florence Ita Giwa (ANPP)

Delta	N Patrick Osakwe (PDP) C Fred Aghogho Brume (PDP) S Stella Omu (PDP)

Ebonyi	N Sylvanus Ngele (PDP) C Vincent Obasi Usulor (PDP) S Anyim Pius Anyim (PDP)

Edo	N Victor Oyofo (PDP) C Oserheimen Osunbor (PDP) S Roland Owie (PDP)

Ekiti	N Joseph Olatunji Ajayi (ANPP) C Ayo Oni (AD) S Gbenga Aluko (AD)

Enugu	E Jim Nwobodo (AD) W Hyde Onuaguluchi (ANPP) (Nullified) Ben-Collins Ndu (PDP) N Fidelis Okoro (PDP)

Gombe	N Umar Usman Dukku (PDP) C Saidu Kumo (PDP) S Idris Abubakar (ANPP)

Imo	Owerri Ifeanyi Ararume (PDP) Okigwe Evan Enwerem (PDP) Orlu Arthur Nzeribe (ANPP)

Jigawa	C Maitama Bello Yusuf (ANPP) NE Ibrahim Muhammed Kirikasama (ANPP) NW Mohammed Alkali (PDP)

Kaduna	N Dalhatu Tafida (PDP) C Mohammed Aruwa (ANPP) S Haruna Aziz Zeego (PDP)

Kano	N Hayatu Bello (PDP) C Ibrahim Kura Mohammed (PDP) S Mas’ud El-Jibril (PDP)

Katsina	N Abdul Yandoma (PDP) C Sama’ila Mamman (PDP) S Mohammed Tukur Liman (PDP)

Kebbi	N Adamu Augie (ANPP) C AbubakarAbdullahi (ANPP) S Danladi Bamaiyi (PDP)

Kogi	C Ahmed Tijani Ahmed (PDP) W Tunde Ogbeha (PDP) E Alex Kadiri (PDP)

Kwara	N Ahmed Zuruq (PDP) C Salman Is'haq (ANPP) S Suleiman Ajadi (ANPP)

Lagos	E Adeseye Ogunlewe (AD) C Wahab Dosunmu (AD) W Tokunbo Afikuyomi (AD)

Nasarawa	N Patrick Aga (PDP) W Abubakar Sodangi (PDP) S Haruna Abubakar (PDP)

Niger	N Ibrahim Kuta (PDP) C Isa Mohammed (PDP) S Nuhu Aliyu Labbo (PDP)

Ogun	C Afolabi Olabimtan (AD) W Femi Okurounmu (AD) E Olabiyi Durojaiye (AD)

Ondo	N Lawrence Ayo (AD) C Gbenga Ogunniya (AD) S Omololu Meroyi (AD)

Osun	N Moji Akinfenwa (AD) C Sunday Fajinmi (AD) S Adebayo Salami (AD)

Oyo	N Brimmo Yusuf (AD) C Lekan Balogun (AD) S Peter Olawuyi (AD)

Plateau	N Davou Zang (PDP) C Ibrahim Mantu (PDP) S Silas Janfa (PDP)

Rivers	W Ibiapuye Martyns-Yellowe (PDP) E John Azuta-Mbata (PDP) SE Adawari Pepple (PDP)

Sokoto	N Aliyu Abubakar (ANPP) E Bello Jibrin Gada (ANPP) S Abdallah Wali (ANPP)

Taraba	N Abdulahi Bala Adamu (PDP) C Abdulazeez Ibrahim (PDP) S Dalhatu Umaru Sangari (PDP)

Yobe	N Usman Albishir (APP) C Goni Modu Bura (PDP) S Mamman Bello Ali (PDP)

Zamfara	N Lawali Shuaibu (ANPP) C Saidu Dansadau (ANPP) W Yushau Anka (ANPP)

FCT	FCT Khairat Abdulrazaq-Gwadabe (PDP)

Presidents: Evan Enwerem (PDP) + Chuba Okadigbo (PDP) + Pius Anyim (PDP)
See also Members of the Senate of Nigeria in the 5^th National Assembly (2003 -2007)

Members of the Senate of Nigeria in the 5^th National Assembly (2003-2007)

Abia	N Uche Chukwumerije (PDP) C Chris Adighije (PDP) S Adolphus Wabara (PDP)

Adamawa	N Iya Abubakar (PDP) C Jubril Aminu (PDP) S Jonathan Zwingina (PDP)

Akawa Ibom	NE Effiong Dickson Bob NW Itak Bob Ekarika (PDP) NW Aniette Okon (PDP) S Udoma Udo Udoma (PDP)

Anambra	N Ugochukwu Uba (PDP) C Emmanuel Anosike (PDP) S Ikechukwu Abana (PDP)

Bauchi	N Baba Tela (PDP) C Adamu Bala (PDP) S Abubakar Maikafi (PDP)

Bayelsa	W John Brambaifa (PDP) C David Brigidi (PDP) E Spiff Inatim Rufus (PDP)

Benue	S David Mark (PDP) W Joshua Adagba (PDP) E Daniel Saror (ANPP)

Borno	N Mohammed Daggash C Mohammed Abba Aji S Omar Hambagda

Cross River	N Gregory Ngaji (PDP) C Victor Ndoma Egbe (PDP) S Bassey Henshaw (PDP)

Delta	N Patrick Osakwe (PDP) C Felix Ibru (PDP) S James Manager (PDP)

Ebonyi	N Christopher Nshi (PDP) C Julius Ucha (PDP) S Emmanuel A. Azu (PDP)

Edo	N Victor Oyofo (PDP) C Oserheimen Osunbor (PDP) S Daisy Danjuma (PDP)

Ekiti	N James Kolawole (AD) C Clement Awoyelu (PDP) S Bode Olowoporoku (PDP)

Enugu	E Ken Nnamani (PDP) W Ike Ekweremadu (PDP) N Fidelis Okoro

Gombe	N Haruna Garba (ANPP) C Abubakar Mohammed (PDP) S Tawar Umbi Wada (PDP)

Imo	Owerri Amah Iwuagwu (PDP) Okigwe Ifeanyi Godwin Araraume (PDP) Orlu Arthur Nzeribe (PDP)

Jigawa	C Bello M. Yusuf (ANPP) NE Ibrahim Muhammed Kirikasama (ANPP) NW Dalha Ahmed Danzomo (ANPP)

Kaduna	N Dalhatu Tafida (PDP) C Mohammed Aruwa (ANPP) S Isaiah Balat (PDP)

Kano	N Bello Hayatu Gwarzo (ANPP) C Rufaisanbi Hanga (PDP) S Usman Kibiya Umar (ANPP)

Katsina	N Mahmud Kanti Bello (ANPP) S Abu Ibrahim (ANPP) C Umar Ibrahim Tsauri (PDP)

Kebbi	N Sani Kamba (ANPP) C Faruk Bello (ANPP) S Usman Sanni Sami (ANPP)

Kogi	W Tunde Ogbeha (PDP) C Mohammed Ohiare (PDP) E Ugbane Yahaye (PDP)

Kwara	N Ahmed Mohammed Inuwa (PDP) C Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki (PDP) S Suleiman Ajadi (ANPP) (annulled) Simon Ajibola (PDP)

Lagos	C Musiliu Obanikoro (AD) W Tokunbo Afikuyomi (AD) E Adeleke Mamora (AD)

Nasarawa	N John Danboyi (PDP) W Abubakar Sodangi (PDP) S Emmanuel Okpede (PDP)

Niger	E Ibrahim Kuta (PDP) C Isa Mohammed (PDP) N Nuhu Aliyu Labbo (PDP)

Ogun	C Ibikunle Amosun (PDP) W Iyabo Anisulowo (PDP) E Tokunbo Ogunbanjo (PDP)

Ondo	N Titus Olupitan (AD) C Gbenga Ogunniya (PDP) S Hosea Ehinlanwo (PDP)

Osun	N Iyiola Omisore (PDP) C Akinlabi Olasunkanmi (PDP) S Kola Ogunwale (PDP)

Oyo	C Teslim Folarin (PDP) N Robert Koleoso (PDP) S Abiola Ajimobi (AD)

Plateau	N Timothy Adudu (ANPP) C Ibrahim Mantu (PDP) S Cosmos Niagwan (PDP)

Rivers	W Ibiapuye Martyns-Yellowe (PDP) SE Lee Maeba (PDP) E John Azuta-Mbata (PDP)

Sokoto	N Badamasi Maccido (ANPP) E Sule Yari Gandi (ANPP) S Umaru Dahiru (ANPP)

Taraba	N Zik Sunday Ambuno (PDP) C Abubakar Ibrahim (PDP) S Saleh U. Damboyi (PDP)

Yobe	N Usman Albishir (ANPP) C Usman Adamu (ANPP) S Mamman Bello Ali (ANPP)

Zamfara	N Lawali Shuaibu (ANPP) C Saidu Dansadau (ANPP) W Yushau Anka (ANPP)

FCT	FCT Isah Maina (PDP)

Presidents: Adolphus Wabara (PDP} + Ken Nnamani (PDP)
See also Members of the Senate of Nigeria in the 4^th National Assembly (1999-2003) and Members of the Senate of Nigeria in the 6^th National Assembly (2007-2011)

Members of the Senate of Nigeria in the 6^th National Assembly (2007–2011)

Abia	S Enyinnaya Abaribe Harcourt (PDP) C Nkechi Justina Nwaogu (PDP) N Uche Chukwumerije (PPA)

Abuja	FCT Adamu Sidi Ali (PDP)

Adamawa	S Grace Folashade Bent (PDP) C Jubril Aminu (PDP) N Mohammed Mana (PDP)

Akwa Ibom	NW Aloysius Akpan Etok (PDP) NE Effiong Dickson Bob (PDP) S Eme Ufot Ekaette (PDP)

Anambra	C Annie Okonkwo (PDP) S Ikechukwu Obiorah (PDP) N Joy Emodi (PDP) (annulled) Alphonsus Obi Igbeke (ANPP)

Bauchi	C Mohammed A Muhammed (ANPP) N Sulaiman Mohammed Nazif (AD) S Bala Mohammed (ANPP)

Bayelsa	W Heineken Lokpobiri (PDP) E Nimi Barigha-Amange (PDP) C Emmanuel Paulker (PDP)

Benue	S David Mark (PDP) NW George Akume (PDP) NE Joseph Akaagerger (PDP)

Borno	C Kaka Mallam Yale (ANPP) N Maina Maaji Lawan (ANPP) S Omar Hambagda (ANPP)

Cross River	S Bassey Ewa-Henshaw (PDP) N Gregory Ngaji (PDP) C Victor Ndoma-Egba (PDP)

Delta	S James Manager (PDP) N Patrick Osakwe (A) C Adego Erhiawarie Eferakeya (PDP)

Ebonyi	N Anthony Agbo (PDP) S Anyimchukwu Ude (PDP) C Julius Ucha (PDP)

Edo	S Ehigie Edobor Uzamere (PDP) C Odion Ugbesia (PDP) N Yisa Braimoh (PDP)

Ekiti	C Adefemi Kila (PDP) (Annulled) C Festus Olabode Ola (AC) N Ayodele S. Arise (PDP) S Sola Akinyede (PDP)

Enugu	N Ayogu Eze (PDP) E Chimaroke Nnamani (PDP) W Ike Ekweremadu (PDP)

Gombe	C Audu Idris Umar (PDP) N Kawu Peto Dukku (PDP) (died) Sa'idu Ahmed Alkali S Tawar Umbi Wada (PDP)

Imo	E Chris Anyanwu (PDP) W Osita Izunaso (PDP) N Sylvester Anyanwu (PDP)

Jigawa	NE Abdulaziz Usman (PDP) NW Ibrahim Saminu Turaki (PDP) SW Mujitaba Mohammed Mallam (PDP)

Kaduna	N Ahmed Makarfi (PDP) S Caleb Zagi (PDP) C Mohammed Kabiru Jibril (PDP)

Kano	N Aminu Sule Garo (ANPP) (nullified) N Bello Hayatu Gwarzo (PDP) S Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya (ANPP) C Mohammed Adamu Bello (ANPP)

Katsina	S Garba Yakubu Lado (PDP) C Ibrahim M. Ida (PDP) N Mahmud Kanti Bello (PDP)

Kebbi	S Abubakar Tanko Ayuba (PDP) C Adamu Aliero (PDP) Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (PDP) N Umaru Argungu (PDP)

Kogi	E Nicholas Ugbane (PDP) C Otaru Salihu Ohize (AC) W Smart Adeyemi (PDP)

Kwara	C Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki (PDP) N Ahmed Mohammed Inuwa (PDP) S Simon Ajibola (PDP)

Lagos	E Adeleke Mamora (AC) W Ganiyu Solomon (AC) C Munirudeen Adekunle Muse (AC)

Nasarawa	W Abubakar Sodangi(PDP) N Patricia Akwashiki (ANPP) S Suleiman Adokwe (PDP)

Niger	E Dahiru Awaisu Kuta (PDP) N Nuhu Aliyu Labbo (PDP) S Zainab Abdulkadir Kure (PDP)

Ogun	W Felix Kolawole Bajomo (PDP) C Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello (PDP) E Ramoni Olalekan Mustapha (PRP)

Ondo	N Bode Olajumoke (PDP) C Gbenga Ogunniya (PDP) S Hosea Ehinlanwo (PDP)

Osun	W Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke (PDP) E Iyiola Omisore (PDP) C Simeon Oduoye (PDP)

Oyo	N Andrew Babalola (PDP) S Kamorudeen Adekunle Adedibu (PDP) C Teslim Folarin (PDP)

Plateau	N Gyang Dalyop Datong (PDP) S John Nanzip Shagaya (PDP) C Satty Davies Gogwim (PDP)

Rivers	E George Thompson Sekibo (PDP) SE Lee Maeba (PDP) W Wilson Asinobi Ake (PDP)

Sokoto	E Abubakar Umar Gada (PDP) N Ahmed Muhammad Maccido (PDP) S Umaru Dahiru (PDP)

Taraba	N Anthony George Manzo (PDP) C Dahiru Bako Gassol (PDP) S Joel Danlami Ikenya (PDP)

Yobe	N Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan (ANPP) E Bukar Ibrahim (ANPP) S Adamu Garba Talba (PDP)

Zamfara	W Ahmad Rufai Sani (ANPP) C Hassan Muhammed Gusau (ANPP) N Sahabi Alhaji Yaú (ANPP)

President: David Mark (PDP), Deputy President: Ike Ekweremadu (PDP)

Members of the Senate of Nigeria in the 7^th National Assembly (2011-2015)

Abia	S Enyinnaya Abaribe Harcourt (PDP) C Nkechi Justina Nwaogu (PDP) N Uche Chukwumerije (PDP)

Abuja	FCT Philips Tanimu Aduda (PDP)

Adamawa	S Ahmed Hassan Barata (PDP) C Bello Mohammed Tukur (PDP) N Bindo Jibrilla (PDP)

Akwa Ibom	NW Aloysius Akpan Etok (PDP) NE Ita Enang (PDP) S Helen Esuene (PDP)

Anambra	C Chris Ngige (ACN) S Emmanuel Nnamdi Uba (PDP) N John Okechukwuemeka (PDP)

Bauchi	C Abdul Ahmed Ningi (PDP) N Babayo Garba Gamawa (PDP) S Adamu Gumba (PDP)

Bayelsa	W Heineken Lokpobiri (PDP) E Clever Ikisikpo (PDP) C Emmanuel Paulker (PDP)

Benue	S David Mark (PDP) NW George Akume (ACN) NE Barnabas Andyar Gemade (PDP)

Borno	C Ahmed Zanna (PDP) N Maina Maaji Lawan (ANPP) S Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC)

Cross River	S Bassey Otu (PDP) N Benedict Ayade (PDP) C Victor Ndoma-Egba (PDP)

Delta	S James Manager (PDP) N Arthur Okowa Ifeanyi (PDP) C Akpor Pius Ewherido (DPP)

Ebonyi	N Christopher Nwankwo (PDP) S Sonni Ogbuoji (PDP) C Paulinus Igwe Nwagu (PDP)

Edo	S Ehigie Edobor Uzamere (ACN) C Odion Ugbesia (PDP) N Domingo Alaba Obende (ACN)

Ekiti	C Babafemi Ojudu (ACN) N Olubunmi Adetunbi (ACN) S Anthony Adeniyi (ACN)

Enugu	N Ayogu Eze (PDP) E Gilbert E. Nnaji (PDP) W Ike Ekweremadu (PDP)

Gombe	C Mohammed Danjuma Goje (APC) N Sa'idu Ahmed Alkali (PDP) S Joshua M. Lidani (PDP)

Imo	E Chris Anyanwu (APGA) W Hope Uzodinma (PDP) N Matthew Ifeanyi Nwagwu (PDP)

Jigawa	NE Abdulaziz Usman (PDP) NW Danladi Abdullahi Sankara (PDP) SW Abdulmumini M. Hassan (PDP)

Kaduna	N Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed (CPC) S Nenadi Usman (PDP) C Mohammed Saleh (CPC)

Kano	N Bello Hayatu Gwarzo (PDP) S Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya (ANPP) C Basheer Garba Mohammed (PDP)

Katsina	S Abu Ibrahim (CPC) C Ahmed Sani Stores (CPC) N Abdul Yandomi (CPC)

Kebbi	S Mohammed Magoro (PDP) C Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (PDP) N Isa Muhammed Galaudu (PDP)

Kogi	E Emmanuel Dangana Ocheja (PDP) C Nurudeen Abatemi Usman (PDP) W Smart Adeyemi (PDP)

Kwara	C Bukola Saraki (APC) N Mohammed Shaaba Lafiagi (PDP) S Simon Ajibola (PDP)

Lagos	E Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa (ACN) W Ganiyu Solomon (ACN) C Oluremi Tinubu (ACN)

Nasarawa	W Abdullahi Adamu (APC) N Yusuf Musa Nagogo (CPC) S Suleiman Asonya Adokwe (PDP)

Niger	E Dahiru Awaisu Kuta (PDP) N Ibrahim Musa (CPC) S Zainab Abdulkadir Kure (PDP)

Ogun	W Akin Babalola Kamar Odunsi (ACN) C Olugbenga Onaolapo Obadara (ACN) E Sefiu Adegbenga Kaka (ACN)

Ondo	N Robert Ajayi Boroffice (LP) C Akinyelure Patrick Ayo (LP) S Boluwaji Kunlere (LP)

Osun	W Mudasiru Oyetunde Hussein (ACN) E Christopher Omoworare Babajide (ACN) C Olusola Adeyeye (ACN)

Oyo	N Hosea Ayoola Agbola (PDP) S Olufemi Lanlehin (ACN) C Ayoade Ademola Adeseun (ACN)

Plateau	N Gyang Datong (PDP) S Victor Lar (PDP) C Joshua Dariye (LP)

Rivers	E George Thompson Sekibo (PDP) S Magnus Ngei Abe (APC) W Wilson Asinobi Ake (APC)

Sokoto	E Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir (APC) N Ahmed Muhammad Maccido (PDP) S Umaru Dahiru (APC)

Taraba	N Aisha Jummai (APC) C Abubakar Umar Tutare (PDP) S Emmanuel G. Bwacha (PDP)

Yobe	N Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan (ANPP) E Bukar Ibrahim (ANPP) S Alkali Abdulkadir Jajere (ANPP)

Zamfara	W Ahmad Rufai Sani (ANPP) C Kabir Garba Marafa (ANPP) N Sahabi Alhaji Yaú (PDP)

ACN: Action Congress of Nigeria - ANPP: All Nigeria People's Party - APGA: All Progressives Grand Alliance - CPC: Congress for Progressive Change - DPP Democratic People's Party - LP: Labour Party - PDP: People's Democratic Party

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