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List of Speakers of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from 1955 Till Date
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the fourth most important person in Nigeria and third in line for succession to the Nigerian presidency, after the Senate President and the Vice President. Below is the list of the Speakers of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, their tenure and the political party they belong to.
Speakers of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
NAME | TENURE | POLITICAL PARTY
- Sir Frederic Metcalfe | 1955- 1959 | —
- Jaja Wachuku (First indigenous Speaker of the House of Rep. in Nigeria) | 1959-1960 | NCNC
- Ibrahim Jalo Waziri | 1960-1966 | NPN
- Edwin Ume- Ezeoke | 1979-1983 | NPN
- Chacha Biam | 1983 | NPN
- Salisu Buhari | 1999-2000 | PDP
- Ghali Umar Na’Abba | 2000-2003 | PDP
- Aminu Bello Masari | 2003-2007 | PDP
- Patricia Etteh (First female Speaker of the House of Rep. in Nigeria) | 2007 | PDP
- Demeji Bankole | 2007-2011 | PDP
- Aminu Waziri Tambuwal | 2011-2015 | APC
- Yakubu Dogara | 2015-2019 | APC
- Femi Gbajabiamila (Current Speaker of the House of Rep in Nigeria) | 2019 till date | APC
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Very useful, I forgot the name of Salisu Buhari. Thanks.
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thanks I forgot the name of the first indigenous speaker now I remember
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Ibrahim Jalo Waziri was of NPC
I think Edwin Ume-Ezeoke was of the NPP
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Thanks for this,but if the writter looks at item number 12 Tambuwal became speaker under P.D.P not A.P.C
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I forgot who among the speakers in the house of assembly who was a secondarian
Thanks alot for taking your time to list all of them. Please, I forgot who among the speakers in the house of assembly, who was having only secondary certificate
With all number of speakers in this country , still here we are. I pray God help us.
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You omitted AGUNWA ANAEKWE (1992–1993)SDP
List of Nigeria’s Speakers is very informative but some mistakes of Political Parties names in Numbers 3, 4 & 5 which was listed as NPN intead of NPC for your noting and correction please.
This why Fela Kuti called some Nigerians monkey. You have forgotten your history of 50 years. There was no NPN in Nigeria between 1960 and 1966
Agunwa Anaekwe of SDP in 1993
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