The table below shows the list of Nigerian senators of the 9th National Assembly. The Senate includes three senators from each of the 36 states, plus one senator for the Federal Capital Territory. The Senate president is the head of the house, and assisted by the deputy Senate president. The Senate president and his deputy also work with the principal officers in the house including the majority leader, deputy majority leader, minority leader, deputy minority leader, chief whip, deputy chief whip, minority whip and deputy minority whip.
Principal officers Presiding officers OfficePartySenatorDistrictSinceSenate PresidentAPCYobe NorthDeputy Senate PresidentAPCDelta Central
Majority leadership OfficePartySenatorDistrictSinceSenate Majority LeaderAPCSokoto EastDeputy Senate Majority LeaderAPCOndo NorthSenate Majority WhipAPCAbia NorthDeputy Senate Majority WhipAPCNiger North
Minority leadership OfficePartySenatorDistrictSinceSenate Minority LeaderPDPFCTDeputy Senate Minority LeaderPDPTaraba NorthSenate Minority WhipPDPEnugu NorthDeputy Senate Minority WhipPDPKaduna South
Membership by zone :
ZoneAPCPDPNNPPYPPAPGALPSDPVacantTotalNorth-Central9500001116North-East12320000118North-West15500000121South-East3901110015South-South31401000018South-West17400000021Total 59 40 2 2 1 1 13 109
Changes + Changes in seats held (2019–2023) Seat Before ChangeDateMemberPartyReasonDateMemberPartyImo West 11 June 2019 VacantAlleged forced election declaration13 June 2019Rochas Okorocha APCImo NorthAlleged election irregularities26 July 2019Benjamin UwajumoguNiger East14 June 2019David Umaru APCCourt awarded primary election win to opponent2 July 2019Sani MusaKogi West23 August 2019Dino Melaye PDPCourt annulled general election; opponent won re-run4 December 2019Smart AdeyemiSokoto South30 October 2019Abubakar Shehu Tambuwal APCCourt awarded general election win to opponent19 November 2019Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba PDPEkiti South6 November 2019Adebayo Clement Adeyeye14 November 2019Abiodun OlujimiAkwa Ibom North-West9 November 2019Chris Ekpenyong PDPCourt partially annulled general election; sacked senator won supplementary election30 January 2020Chris EkpenyongImo North18 December 2019Benjamin Uwajumogu APCDied27 April 2021Frank Ibezim APCPlateau South10 February 2020Ignatius Datong Longjan15 December 2020Nora DaduutBayelsa Central14 February 2020Douye Diri PDPMember elected Bayelsa GovernorMoses Cleopas PDPBayelsa WestLawrence EwhrudjakpoMember elected Bayelsa Deputy GovernorHenry Seriake DicksonCross River North23 March 2020Rose Okoji Oko Died16 December 2020Stephen OdeyLagos East15 June 2020Adebayo Osinowo APC15 December 2020Tokunbo Abiru APCAdamawa North25 November 2020Ishaku Elisha Abbo PDP Party switchDelta North25 June 2021Peter NwaoboshiZamfara Central 29 June 2021Hassan Muhammed GusauZamfara NorthSahabi Alhaji YaúZamfara WestLawali Hassan AnkaCross River North30 July 2021Stephen OdeyCourt awarded primary election win to opponent15 September 2021Agom Jarigbe PDPAnambra North26 August 2021Stella Oduah Party switch APCTaraba South3 February 2022Emmanuel BwachaZamfara Central23 February 2022Hassan Muhammed Gusau APCMember appointed Zamfara Deputy GovernorVacantBorno North12 April 2022Abubakar KyariResignedNasarawa WestAbdullahi AdamuKatsina North20 April 2022Ahmad Babba Kaita Party switch PDPSokoto South27 April 2022Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba PDP APCAnambra North28 April 2022Stella Oduah APC PDPOyo South6 May 2022Mohammed Kola Balogun PDP APCKano Central18 May 2022Ibrahim Shekarau APC NNPPAbia South27 May 2022Enyinnaya Abaribe PDP APGAKebbi Central28 May 2022Adamu Aliero APC PDPBauchi South31 May 2022Lawal Yahaya Gumau APC NNPPEdo North3 June 2022Francis Alimikhena APC PDPKebbi North8 June 2022Yahaya Abubakar AbdullahiBauchi Central19 June 2022Halliru Dauda Jika APC NNPPImo East21 June 2022Ezenwa Francis Onyewuchi PDP LPNasarawa North1 July 2022Godiya Akwashiki APC SDPAkwa Ibom North-East15 July 2022Bassey Albert Akpan PDP YPPKano Central29 August 2022Ibrahim Shekarau NNPP PDPBauchi North9 November 2022Adamu Muhammad Bulkachuwa APC
Senators
See also Nigerian Senate
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