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 12th, 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 Speaker is third in line for succession to the Nigerian presidency, after the Vice President and President of the Senate.

List of Speakers
NameTermParty
Sir Frederic Metcalfe1955–1959
Jaja Wachuku1959–1960NCNC
Ibrahim Jalo Waziri1960–1966NPC
Edwin Ume-Ezeoke1979–1983NPN
Chaha Biam1983NPN
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. https://web.archive.org/web/20071209102648/http://www.feedsyndicate.com/articles/7009022307


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