7th Nigeria National Assembly
# 7th Nigeria National Assembly

The 7th National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was a bicameral legislature inaugurated on 6 June 2011 and ran its course till 6 June 2015. The assembly comprises the Senate and the House of Representatives. The House of Representative consists of 360 elected members and the Senate, a total of 109 members from which 73 were newly elected and 36 were re-elected across the 6 geopolitical zones of Nigeria. David Mark, the Senate President of the 6th Assembly was re-elected on the platform of People's Democratic Party and Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the Speaker of the House of Representatives was also re-elected on the same platform following the 11 April general election.

## Members

### Principal officers

**Officers of the Senate**

The table below outlined the Principal Officers of the Senate.

| Name | Position | Party | State |
| - | - | - | - |
| David Mark | Senate President | PDP | Benue State |
| Ike Ekweremadu | Deputy Senate President | PDP | Enugu State |
| Victor Ndoma Egba | Majority Leader Senate | PDP | Cross River |
| Ahmed Abdul Ningi | Deputy Majority Leader Senate | PDP | Bauchi State |
| George Akume | Minority leader Senate | APC | Benue State |
| Ahmad Rufa'i Sani | Deputy Minority Leader Senate | APC | Zamfara State |
| Amelio Oladele Bello | Deputy Chief Whip Senate | PDP | Oyo State |
| Ganiyu Olarewaju Solomon | Minority Whip Senate | APC | Lagos State |
| Bello Hayatu Gwarzo | Chief Whip Senate | PDP | Kano |

**Officers of the House of Representative**

* Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal – Speaker House of Representatives
* Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha – Deputy Speaker House of Representatives
* Hon. Mulikat Akande Adeola – House Leader
* Hon. Ishaka Mohammed Bawa -Majority Whip
* Hon. Leonard Okuweh Ogor -Deputy House Leader
* Hon. Ahmed Mukhtar Mohammed – Deputy Chief Whip
* Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila – Minority Leader
* Hon. Samson Raphael Osagie – Minority Whip
* Hon. Kawu Sumaila – Deputy Minority Leader
* Hon. Garba Datti Muhammad – Deputy Minority Whip
