Tuesday, November 17, 2015

List Of All Speakers Of The House Of Representatives Of Nigeria From Pre-Independence Till Date

The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the Federal House of Representatives of Nigeria. 

It is known as regarded as the lower chamber of Nigeria's parliament. 
Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara the current Speaker, he was elected on June 9, 2015.

Brief 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.

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 President of the Senate and Vice President. 

List of Speakers
Name                             Term                Party
Sir Frederic Metcalfe 1955-1959
Jaja Wachuku              1959–1960       NCNC
Ibrahim Jalo Waziri   1960–1966
Edwin Ume-Ezeoke    1979–1983       NPN
Chaha Biam                  1983                 NPN
Salisu Buhari                1999–2000      PDP
Ghali Umar Na'Abba   2000–2003      PDP
Aminu Bello Masari    2003–2007      PDP
Patricia Etteh                2007                PDP
Dimeji Bankole             2007–2011     PDP
Aminu Waziri Tambuwal 2011 - 2015 APC
Yakubu Dogara 2015 (Incumbent)    APC



Trivia:
Rt. Hon. Particia Etteh is the only female to have emerged the Speaker of the House of Representatives till date. 


Credit: wiki

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