Nigerian Senators of the 9th National Assembly
# Nigerian Senators of the 9th National Assembly

The table below shows the list of Nigerian Senators of the 9th National Assembly. The Senate includes three senators from each of the 36 states, plus one senator for the Federal Capital Territory. The Senate President is the head of the house, and assisted by the Deputy Senate President. The Senate President and his Deputy also work with the Principal Officers in the house including the Majority Leader, Deputy Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Deputy Minority Leader, Chief Whip, Deputy Chief Whip, Minority Whip and Deputy Minority Whip.

## Principal officers

### Presiding officers

| Office | Party | Senator | District | Since |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Senate President | APC | Ahmad Lawan | Yobe North | 11 June 2019 |
| Deputy Senate President | APC | Ovie Omo-Agege | Delta Central | 11 June 2019 |

### Majority leadership

| Office | Party | Senator | District | Since |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Senate Majority Leader | APC | Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir | Sokoto East | 27 July 2022 |
| Deputy Senate Majority Leader | APC | Robert Ajayi Boroffice | Ondo North | 2 July 2019 |
| Senate Majority Whip | APC | Orji Uzor Kalu | Abia North | 2 July 2019 |
| Deputy Senate Majority Whip | APC | Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi | Niger North | 2 July 2019 |

### Minority leadership

| Office | Party | Senator | District | Since |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Senate Minority Leader | PDP | Philips Tanimu Aduda | FCT | 21 June 2022 |
| Deputy Senate Minority Leader | PDP | Shuaibu Isa Lau | Taraba North | 8 February 2022 |
| Senate Minority Whip | PDP | Utazi Chukwuka | Enugu North | 21 June 2022 |
| Deputy Senate Minority Whip | PDP | Danjuma Laah | Kaduna South | 11 May 2022 |

## Membership by zone

As of 14 November 2022:

| Zone | APC | PDP | NNPP | YPP | APGA | LP | SDP | Vacant | Total | States included |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North-Central | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | BE, FCT, KO, KW, NA, PL |
| North-East | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | AD, BA, BO, GO, TA, YO |
| North-West | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | JI, KD, KN, KT, KE, SO, ZA |
| South-East | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | AB, AN, EB, EN, IM |
| South-South | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | AK, BY, CR, DE, ED, RI |
| South-West | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | EK, LA, OG, ON, OS, OY |
| Total | 59 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 109 | |

## Changes

Changes in seats held (2019–2023) :

| Seat | Before | Before | Before | Before | Change | Change | Change |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Seat | Date | Member | Party | Reason | Date | Member | Party |
| Imo West | 11 June 2019 | Vacant | Vacant | Alleged forced election declaration | 13 June 2019 | Rochas Okorocha | APC |
| Imo North | 11 June 2019 | Vacant | Vacant | Alleged election irregularities | 26 July 2019 | Benjamin Uwajumogu | APC |
| Niger East | 14 June 2019 | David Umaru | APC | Court awarded primary election win to opponent | 2 July 2019 | Sani Musa | APC |
| Kogi West | 23 August 2019 | Dino Melaye | PDP | Court annulled general election; opponent won re-run | 4 December 2019 | Smart Adeyemi | APC |
| Sokoto South | 30 October 2019 | Abubakar Shehu Tambuwal | APC | Court awarded general election win to opponent | 19 November 2019 | Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba | PDP |
| Ekiti South | 6 November 2019 | Adebayo Clement Adeyeye | APC | Court awarded general election win to opponent | 14 November 2019 | Abiodun Olujimi | PDP |
| Akwa Ibom North-West | 9 November 2019 | Chris Ekpenyong | PDP | Court partially annulled general election; sacked senator won supplementary election | 30 January 2020 | Chris Ekpenyong | PDP |
| Imo North | 18 December 2019 | Benjamin Uwajumogu | APC | Died | 27 April 2021 | Frank Ibezim | APC |
| Plateau South | 10 February 2020 | Ignatius Datong Longjan | APC | Died | 15 December 2020 | Nora Daduut | APC |
| Bayelsa Central | 14 February 2020 | Douye Diri | PDP | Member elected Bayelsa Governor | 15 December 2020 | Moses Cleopas | PDP |
| Bayelsa West | 14 February 2020 | Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo | PDP | Member elected Bayelsa Deputy Governor | 15 December 2020 | Henry Seriake Dickson | PDP |
| Cross River North | 23 March 2020 | Rose Okoji Oko | PDP | Died | 16 December 2020 | Stephen Odey | PDP |
| Lagos East | 15 June 2020 | Adebayo Osinowo | APC | Died | 15 December 2020 | Tokunbo Abiru | APC |
| Adamawa North | 25 November 2020 | Ishaku Elisha Abbo | PDP | Party switch | Party switch | Party switch | | APC |
| Delta North | 25 June 2021 | Peter Nwaoboshi | PDP | Party switch | Party switch | Party switch | APC |
| Zamfara Central | 29 June 2021 | Hassan Muhammed Gusau | PDP | Party switch | Party switch | Party switch | APC |
| Zamfara North | 29 June 2021 | Sahabi Alhaji Yaú | PDP | Party switch | Party switch | Party switch | APC |
| Zamfara West | 29 June 2021 | Lawali Hassan Anka | PDP | Party switch | Party switch | Party switch | APC |
| Cross River North | 30 July 2021 | Stephen Odey | PDP | Court awarded primary election win to opponent | 15 September 2021 | Agom Jarigbe | PDP |
| Anambra North | 26 August 2021 | Stella Oduah | PDP | Party switch | Party switch | Party switch | APC |
| Taraba South | 3 February 2022 | Emmanuel Bwacha | PDP | Party switch | Party switch | Party switch | APC |
| Zamfara Central | 23 February 2022 | Hassan Muhammed Gusau | APC | Member appointed Zamfara Deputy Governor | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant |
| Borno North | 12 April 2022 | Abubakar Kyari | APC | Resigned | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant |
| Nasarawa West | 12 April 2022 | Abdullahi Adamu | APC | Resigned | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant |
| Katsina North | 20 April 2022 | Ahmad Babba Kaita | APC | Party switch | Party switch | Party switch | PDP |
| Sokoto South | 27 April 2022 | Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba | PDP | Party switch | Party switch | Party switch | APC |
| Anambra North | 28 April 2022 | Stella Oduah | APC | Party switch | Party switch | Party switch | PDP |
| Oyo South | 6 May 2022 | Mohammed Kola Balogun | PDP | Party switch | Party switch | Party switch | APC |
| Kano Central | 18 May 2022 | Ibrahim Shekarau | APC | Party switch | Party switch | Party switch | NNPP |
| Abia South | 27 May 2022 | Enyinnaya Abaribe | PDP | Party switch | Party switch | Party switch | APGA |
| Kebbi Central | 28 May 2022 | Adamu Aliero | APC | Party switch | Party switch | Party switch | PDP |
| Bauchi South | 31 May 2022 | Lawal Yahaya Gumau | APC | Party switch | Party switch | Party switch | NNPP |
| Edo North | 3 June 2022 | Francis Alimikhena | APC | Party switch | Party switch | Party switch | PDP |
| Kebbi North | 8 June 2022 | Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi | APC | Party switch | Party switch | Party switch | PDP |
| Bauchi Central | 19 June 2022 | Halliru Dauda Jika | APC | Party switch | Party switch | Party switch | NNPP |
| Imo East | 21 June 2022 | Ezenwa Francis Onyewuchi | PDP | Party switch | Party switch | Party switch | LP |
| Nasarawa North | 1 July 2022 | Godiya Akwashiki | APC | Party switch | Party switch | Party switch | SDP |
| Akwa Ibom North-East | 15 July 2022 | Bassey Albert Akpan | PDP | Party switch | Party switch | Party switch | YPP |
| Kano Central | 29 August 2022 | Ibrahim Shekarau | NNPP | Party switch | Party switch | Party switch | PDP |
| Bauchi North | 9 November 2022 | Adamu Muhammad Bulkachuwa | APC | Party switch | Party switch | Party switch | PDP |

## Senators

vteMembers of the Senate of Nigeria in the 9th National Assembly (2019–2023) :

Abia

▌C: Theodore Orji (PDP)

▌N: Orji Uzor Kalu (APC)

▌S: Enyinnaya Abaribe (APGA)

Adamawa

▌C: Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed (APC)

▌N: Ishaku Elisha Abbo (APC)

▌S: Binos Dauda Yaroe (PDP)

Akwa Ibom

▌NE: Bassey Albert Akpan (YPP)

▌NW: Chris Ekpenyong (PDP)

▌S: Akon Eyakenyi (PDP)

Anambra

▌C: Uche Ekwunife (PDP)

▌N: Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi (PDP)

▌S: Ifeanyi Ubah (YPP)

Bauchi

▌C: Halliru Dauda Jika (NNPP)

▌N: Adamu Muhammad Bulkachuwa (PDP)

▌S: Lawal Yahaya Gumau (NNPP)

Bayelsa

▌C: Moses Cleopas (PDP)

▌E: Biobarakuma Degi (APC)

▌W: Henry Seriake Dickson (PDP)

Benue

▌NE: Gabriel Suswam (PDP)

▌NW: Emmanuel Yisa Orker-Jev (PDP)

▌S: Patrick Abba Moro (PDP)

Borno

▌C: Kashim Shettima (APC)

▌N: Vacant

▌S: Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC)

Cross River

▌C: Sandy Ojang Onor (PDP)

▌N: Agom Jarigbe (PDP)

▌S: Gershom Bassey (PDP)

Delta

▌C: Ovie Omo-Agege (APC)

▌N: Peter Nwaoboshi (APC)

▌S: James Manager (PDP)

Ebonyi

▌C: Joseph Ogba (PDP)

▌N: Sam Egwu (PDP)

▌S: Michael Ama Nnachi (PDP)

Edo

▌C: Clifford Ordia (PDP)

▌N: Francis Alimikhena (PDP)

▌S: Matthew Urhoghide (PDP)

Ekiti

▌C: Michael Opeyemi Bamidele (APC)

▌N: Olubunmi Ayodeji Adetunmbi (APC)

▌S: Abiodun Olujimi (PDP)

Enugu

▌E: Chimaroke Nnamani (PDP)

▌N: Utazi Chukwuka (PDP)

▌W: Ike Ekweremadu (PDP)

FCT

▌FCT: Philips Tanimu Aduda (PDP)

Gombe

▌C: Mohammed Danjuma Goje (APC)

▌N: Sa'idu Ahmed Alkali (APC)

▌S: Amos Bulus Kilawangs (APC)

Imo

▌E: Ezenwa Francis Onyewuchi (LP)

▌N: Chukwuma Frank Ibezim (APC)

▌W: Rochas Okorocha (APC)

Jigawa

▌NE: Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia (APC)

▌NW: Danladi Abdullahi Sankara (APC)

▌SW: Mohammed Sabo (APC)

Kaduna

▌C: Uba Sani (APC)

▌N: Suleiman Abdu Kwari (APC)

▌S: Danjuma Laah (PDP)

Kano

▌C: Ibrahim Shekarau (PDP)

▌N: Barau Jibrin (APC)

▌S: Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya (APC)

Katsina

▌C: Kabir Barkiya (APC)

▌S: Bello Mandiya (APC)

▌N: Ahmad Babba Kaita (PDP)

Kebbi

▌C: Adamu Aliero (PDP)

▌N: Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi (PDP)

▌S: Bala Ibn Na'Allah (APC)

Kogi

▌C: Yakubu Oseni (APC)

▌E: Jibrin Isah (APC)

▌W: Smart Adeyemi (APC)

Kwara

▌C: Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe (APC)

▌N: Suleiman Sadiq Umar (APC)

▌S: Lola Ashiru (APC)

Lagos

▌C: Oluremi Tinubu (APC)

▌E: Tokunbo Abiru (APC)

▌W: Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (APC)

Nasarawa

▌N: Godiya Akwashiki (SDP)

▌S: Umaru Tanko Al-Makura (APC)

▌W: Vacant

Niger

▌E: Sani Musa (APC)

▌N: Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (APC)

▌S: Muhammad Bima Enagi (APC)

Ogun

▌C: Ibikunle Amosun (APC)

▌E: Ramoni Olalekan Mustapha (APC)

▌W: Odebiyi Tolulope Akinremi (APC)

Ondo

▌C: Akinyelure Patrick Ayo (PDP)

▌N: Robert Ajayi Boroffice (APC)

▌S: Nicholas Tofowomo (PDP)

Osun

▌C: Ajibola Basiru (APC)

▌E: Fadahunsi Francis Adenigba (PDP)

▌W: Adelere Adeyemi Oriolowo (APC)

Oyo

▌C: Teslim Folarin (APC)

▌N: Abdulfatai Buhari (APC)

▌S: Mohammed Kola Balogun (APC)

Plateau

▌C: Hezekiah Ayuba Dimka (APC)

▌N: Istifanus Gyang (PDP)

▌S: Nora Daduut (APC)

Rivers

▌E: George Thompson Sekibo (PDP)

▌SE: Barry Mpigi (PDP)

▌W: Betty Apiafi (PDP)

Sokoto

▌E: Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir (APC)

▌N: Aliyu Wamakko (APC)

▌S: Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba (APC)

Taraba

▌C: Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf (APC)

▌N: Shuaibu Isa Lau (PDP)

▌S: Emmanuel Bwacha (APC)

Yobe

▌E: Ibrahim Gaidam (APC)

▌N: Ahmed Lawan (APC)

▌S: Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai (APC)

Zamfara

▌C: Vacant

▌N: Sahabi Alhaji Yaú (APC)

▌W: Lawali Hassan Anka (APC) :

APC: All Progressives Congress — APGA: All Progressives Grand Alliance — PDP: People's Democratic Party — NNPP: New Nigeria Peoples Party — YPP: Young Progressives Party

↑ Abaribe was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in May 2022.↑ Abbo was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in November 2020.↑ Akpan was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the YPP in July 2022.↑ The PDP's Ekpenyong was elected Senator in 2019 but a Court of Appeal partially annulled the results and called a supplementary election in the affected areas. Ekpenyong won the ensuing rerun election and was sworn-in again in January 2020.↑ Oduah was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in August 2021 before returning to the PDP in April 2022.↑ Jika was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the NNPP in June 2022.↑ Bulkachuwa was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in November 2022.↑ Gumau was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the NNPP in May 2022.↑ The PDP's Douye Diri was elected Senator in 2019 but resigned in February 2020 after winning election to become Bayelsa State Governor. Cleopas won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.↑ The PDP's Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo was elected Senator in 2019 but resigned in February 2020 after winning election to become Bayelsa State Deputy Governor. Dickson won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.1 2 In April 2022, Adamu and Kyari resigned from the Senate after taking APC party offices the month prior.↑ The PDP's Rose Okoji Oko was elected Senator in 2019 but died in March 2020. Jarigbe and fellow PDP member Stephen Odey fought in court over the ensuing by-election's PDP nomination; Odey won both initial court decisions and the by-election before taking office late in December 2020. However, Jarigbe later won several court challenges which declared him the legitimate PDP nominee and thus Senator. Jarigbe took office in September 2021.↑ Nwaoboshi was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in June 2021.↑ Alimikhena was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in June 2022.↑ The APC's Adebayo Clement Adeyeye was elected Senator in 2019 but the NASS Election Petition Tribunal awarded and Court of Appeal affirmed the win to Olujimi. She took office in November 2019.↑ Onyewuchi was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the LP in June 2022.↑ Due to disputes over alleged irregularities, the APC's Benjamin Uwajumogu was not sworn in until July 2019. Uwajumogu died in December 2019 leading to a bye-election. After disputes, Ibezim was awarded the bye-election victory and took office in April 2021.↑ Due to disputes over the alleged forced declaration of his election, Okorocha was not sworn in until June 14, 2019.↑ Shekarau was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the NNPP in May 2022 then to the PDP in August 2022.↑ Babba Kaita was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in April 2022.↑ Aliero was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in May 2022.↑ Abdullahi was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in June 2022.↑ The PDP's Dino Melaye was elected Senator in 2019 but Adeyemi petitioned against the results and the NASS Election Petition Tribunal annulled the results and called a new election. Adeyemi won the ensuing rerun election and took office in December 2019.↑ The APC's Adebayo Osinowo was elected Senator in 2019 but died in June 2020. Abiru won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.↑ Akwashiki was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the SDP in July 2022.↑ The APC's David Umaru was elected Senator in 2019 but the Supreme Court awarded the APC primary win to Musa making him Senator. He took office in July 2019.↑ Balogun was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in May 2022.↑ The APC's Ignatius Datong Longjan was elected Senator in 2019 but died in February 2020. Daduut won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.↑ The APC's Abubakar Shehu Tambuwal was elected Senator in 2019 but a Court of Appeal awarded the win to Abdullahi Danbaba. He took office in November 2019 as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in April 2022.↑ Bwacha was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in February 2022.1 2 3 Prior to inauguration, the APC's Zamfara votes were voided due to improper holding of party primaries. Thus the PDP runners-up took office. All three (Anka, Hassan Muhammed Gusau, Yaú) switched to the APC in June 2021. In February 2022, Muhammed Gusau resigned to become Zamfara Deputy Governor. :

