Nigeria's longest serving senator, David Mark who was president of the 6th and 7th Assembly is from here. David Mark was first elected in 1999 and left at the end of his 5th term in the Senate in 2019 (after serving for 20 years).
(Constitution, section 66.) The current president is Darrell Bradley, with Carla Barnett as vice-president.
National Assembly (Nigeria)
| National Assembly |
|---|
| President of the Senate | Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan (APC) since 11 June 2019 |
| Speaker of the House | Femi Gbajabiamila (APC) since 11 June 2019 |
| Structure |
| Seats | 469 109 Senators 360 Representatives |
Principal Officers of the Senate
| Name | Position | State |
|---|
| Emmanuel Bwacha | Deputy Minority Leader Senate | Taraba State |
| Abdullahi Sabi | Deputy Chief Whip Senate | niger State |
| Phillip Aduda | Minority Whip Senate | FCT |
| Orji Uzor Kalu | Chief Whip Senate | Abia |
Current cabinet
| Portfolio | Incumbent | Term |
|---|
| Minister of State for Labour and Employment | Festus Keyamo | 2019–present |
| Minister of State for Power | Goddy Jedy Agba | 2019–present |
| Minister of State for Works and Housing | Abubakar D. Aliyu | 2019–present |
| Minister of State for Education | Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba | 2015–present |
The current party affiliation of the 36 state governors is: 16 People's Democratic Party (PDP) 19 All Progressive Congress (APC)
Senators must direct all remarks to the presiding officer, whom they address as “Mr. President” or “Madam President.” The clerks of the Senate sit at a long marble desk in front of the presiding officer.
Dame Virginia Ngozi Etiaba, CON (born 11 November 1942) was the Governor of Anambra State, a state in south-east Nigeria, from November 2006 to February 2007. She is the first female governor in Nigeria's history.
Patricia Etteh
| Patricia Olubunmi Foluke Etteh |
|---|
| Constituency | Ayedaade/Isokan/Irewole |
| Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria |
| In office 6 June 2007 – 30 October 2007 |
| Deputy | Babangida Nguroje |
Members of the 116th Congress sworn into officeRepresentative Nancy Pelosi (CA-12) was elected Speaker and will preside over the chamber for the next two years.
The Speaker of the House acts as the leader of the U.S. House of Representatives. Every two years, the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives vote on the first day of each new Congress. Both of the major political parties nominate one candidate for the position of Speaker.
Summary. Nigeria's federal legislative body, the National Assembly, consists of two houses—the House of Representatives and the Senate. All members of the National Assembly are elected directly every four years.
The House of Representatives is made up of 435 elected members, divided among the 50 states in proportion to their total population. In addition, there are 6 non-voting members, representing the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and four other territories of the United States.
When formally introducing U.S. representatives, introduce them as "Congressman/Congresswoman," or "the honorable," followed by his or her last name and "the representative from" and the state represented. State representatives should be formally introduced as Mr., Mrs. or Ms., followed by his or her last name.
Article I, Section 2, Clause 5 of the United States Constitution provides: The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.
The House elects a new speaker by roll call vote when it first convenes after a general election for its two-year term, or when a speaker dies, resigns or is removed from the position intra-term. A majority of votes cast (as opposed to a majority of the full membership of the House) is necessary to elect a speaker.
Minority Leaders of the House (1899 to present)
| Congress and Years | Name | Party |
|---|
| 113th (2013–2015) | PELOSI, Nancy | Democrat |
| 114th (2015–2017) | PELOSI, Nancy | Democrat |
| 115th (2017–2019) | PELOSI, Nancy | Democrat |
| 116th (2019–2021) | MCCARTHY, Kevin | Republican |
Who selects the Speaker of the House? the Speaker is elected from those candidates by a majority vote of the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Typically, the nominee from the majority party wins the election.
Senators of the 117th Congress
- Baldwin, Tammy - (D - WI) Class I. 709 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510.
- Barrasso, John - (R - WY) Class I.
- Blackburn, Marsha - (R - TN) Class I.
- Braun, Mike - (R - IN) Class I.
- Brown, Sherrod - (D - OH) Class I.
- Cantwell, Maria - (D - WA) Class I.
- Cardin, Benjamin L. - ( D - MD)
- Carper, Thomas R. - ( D - DE)
There are still 435 members of the House of Representatives a century later because of the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929, which set that number in stone. So, instead, Congress passed the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929 and sealed the number of House members at the level established after the 1910 census, 435.
Senators represent their entire states, but members of the House represent individual districts. The number of districts in each state is determined by a state's population. Today, Congress consists of 100 senators (two from each state) and 435 voting members of the House of Representatives.
Senate Joint Resolution 21, if approved by two-thirds of the Members of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, and if ratified by three-fourths of the States, will limit Senators to two terms and Members of the House of Representatives to six terms.
— U.S. Constitution, Article II, section 4Johnson became the first president impeached by the House, but he was later acquitted by the Senate by one vote. The Constitution gives the House of Representatives the sole power to impeach an official, and it makes the Senate the sole court for impeachment trials.
To balance the interests of both the small and large states, the Framers of the Constitution divided the power of Congress between the two houses. Every state has an equal voice in the Senate, while representation in the House of Representatives is based on the size of each state's population.
The Senate Republican and Democratic floor leaders are elected by the members of their party in the Senate at the beginning of each Congress. Depending on which party is in power, one serves as majority leader and the other as minority leader. The majority leader has also come to speak for the Senate as an institution.
The Constitution grants Congress the sole authority to enact legislation and declare war, the right to confirm or reject many Presidential appointments, and substantial investigative powers.
