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. 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. 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.
Members Principal officers
Officers of the Senate The table below outlined the Principal Officers of the Senate. Name Position Party State David Mark Senate President PDP Benue State Ike Ekweremadu Deputy Senate President PDP Enugu StateVictor Ndoma Egba Majority Leader Senate PDP Cross RiverAhmed Abdul Ningi Deputy Majority Leader Senate PDP Bauchi StateGeorge Akume Minority leader Senate APC Benue StateAhmad 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 StateBello Hayatu Gwarzo Chief Whip Senate PDP Kano
Officers of the House of Representative
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
External links Official website of the Nigerian National Assembly Assemblyonline news on the National Assembly Official People and Legislature Information Interchange