6th Nigeria National Assembly

The 6th National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was a bicameral legislature inaugurated on 5 June 2007 and ran its course till 6 June 2011. 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.[1][2]

6th National Assembly
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National Assembly Building
Overview
Meeting placeNational Assembly Complex
Term5 June 2007 (2007-06-05) – 6 June 2011 (2011-06-06)
Election2007
WebsiteOfficial website
Senate
Members109
Senate PresidentDavid Mark
Deputy Senate PresidentIke Ekweremadu
Party controlPeople's Democratic Party
House of Representatives
Members360
Speaker of the HousePatricia Etteh
Dimeji Bankole
Deputy Speaker of the HouseBabangida Nguroje
Usman Bayero Nafada
Party controlPeople's Democratic Party
Politics of Nigeria
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Government
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Presiding officers

The Senate President presides over the Senate, the higher chamber while the Speaker presides over the House of Representatives.[3][4]

David Mark was elected Senate President on the platform of People's Democratic Party and Dimeji Bankole, the Speaker of the House of Representatives succeeded Patricia Etteh, who was forced to resign on alleged mismanagement of funds.[5][6][7][8]

References
  1. "New Senate President, House Speaker Emerge Next Monday". TheNigerianVoice. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. "The upper Legislative Arm of the National Assembly". Senatorarise.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  3. 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.
  4. "David Mark, Ekweremadu: The last men standing in Senate leadership". Vanguard News. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  5. "how five house of reps speakers dumped PDP". Dailytrust.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  6. "David Mark vows to remain in PDP even as last man standing". premiumtimesng.com. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  7. "SARAKI to succeed DAVID MARK as Senate President". Encomium Magazine. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  8. "Tambuwal's ancestors". Thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
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