Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria

The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the Federal House of Representatives of Nigeria. Femi Gbajabiamila, was elected Speaker of House of Representatives of Nigeria on June 12, 2019.

History

Sir Frederic Metcalfe of Great Britain became Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria in 1955. He was replaced by the first indigenous speaker, Jaja Wachuku, in 1959. As Speaker of the House, Wachuku received Nigeria's Instrument of Independence, also known as Freedom Charter, on October 1, 1960, from Princess Alexandra of Kent (Alexandra was Elizabeth II's representative at the Nigerian Independence ceremonies). Chaha Biam hails from Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. He was elected to the House of Representative on the platform of NPN in the 1983 general elections and was elected as the Speaker of House of Representative in the short-lived second tenure of Alhaji Shehu Shagari, October 1, 1983 – December 31, 1983. Dimeji Bankole is the youngest Speaker in the history of the House of Representatives, elected at the age of 37.[1]

Selection and succession to presidency

The speaker is chosen in an indirect election conducted within the House of Representatives. The line of succession to the Nigerian presidency goes to the Vice President, and then the President of the Senate should both the President and Vice President be unable to discharge the powers and duties of office.[2] The Speaker of the House is not within this line of succession.

List of speakers
NameTermParty
Sir Frederic Metcalfe1955–1959
Jaja Wachuku1959–1960NCNC
Ibrahim Jalo Waziri1960–1966NPC
Edwin Ume-Ezeoke1979–1983NPN
Chaha Biam1983NPN
Agunwa Anaekwe1992–1993SDP[3]
Salisu Buhari1999–2000PDP
Ghali Umar Na'Abba2000–2003PDP
Aminu Bello Masari2003–2007PDP
Patricia Etteh2007PDP
Dimeji Bankole2007–2011PDP
Aminu Waziri Tambuwal2011–2015PDP/APC
Yakubu Dogara2015–2019APC/PDP
Femi Gbajabiamila2019

APC

References
  1. "Nigeria Parliament Elects New Speaker Of The House". www.feedsyndicate.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. "Nigeria's Constitution of 1999 with Amendments through 2011" (PDF). Constitute Project. Retrieved 8 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "ANAEKWE: UNSUNG HERO OF DEMOCRACY". Nigerian Voice. March 25, 2011. Retrieved 2022-03-09.


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