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2007–2011 meeting of Nigerian legislature From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Overview | |||||
Meeting place | National Assembly Complex | ||||
Term | 5 June 2007 – 6 June 2011 | ||||
Election | 2007 | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 109 | ||||
Senate President | David Mark | ||||
Deputy Senate President | Ike Ekweremadu | ||||
Party control | People's Democratic Party | ||||
House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 360 | ||||
Speaker of the House | Patricia Etteh Dimeji Bankole | ||||
Deputy Speaker of the House | Babangida Nguroje Usman Bayero Nafada | ||||
Party control | People's Democratic Party |
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]
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