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5th Nigeria National Assembly

5th National Assembly
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National Assembly Building
Overview
Meeting placeNational Assembly Complex
Term3 June 2003 (2003-06-03) – 5 June 2007 (2007-06-05)
Election2003
WebsiteOfficial website
Senate
Members109
Senate President
Deputy Senate PresidentIbrahim Mantu
Party controlPeople's Democratic Party
House of Representatives
Members360
Speaker of the HouseAminu Bello Masari
Deputy Speaker of the HouseBabangida Nguroje
Party controlPeople's Democratic Party
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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]

Members

Senate

House of Representatives

Presiding officers

The 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

  1. ^ "Nigeria: President Dissolves National Assembly". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. ^ Okauru, Ifueko Omoigui (2012). Federal Inland Revenue Service and Taxation Reforms in Democratic Nigeria. African Books Collective. ISBN 9789784877657. Retrieved 20 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. ^ More heads roll in crackdown on top-level corruption The New Humanitarian
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "David Mark, Ekweremadu: The last men standing in Senate leadership". Vanguard News. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  7. ^ "How five house of reps speakers dumped pdp". Daily Trust News. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "SARAKI to succeed DAVID MARK as Senate President". Encomium Magazine. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Tambuwal's ancestors". Thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
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