Type bicameral | ||
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Houses Senate
House of Representatives President of the Senate David Mark (PDP)
Since 3 June 2003 Speaker of the House Aminu Bello Masari (PDP) | ||
The 5th National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a bicameral legislature inaugurated on June 3, 2003 and the assembly ran its course till June 5, 2007. The assembly comprises the Senate and the House of Representatives. 251 representatives were elected as member of the House of Representative while 109 members were elected as member of the senate, making a total of 360 members all together across the six geopolitical zones.
Presiding officers
The Senate President presides over the Senate, the higher chamber while the Speaker presides over the House of Representative. David Mark was elected as Senate President on the platform of the People's Democratic Party and Aminu Bello Masari, the Speaker of the House of Representatives succeeded Ghali Umar Na'Abba, the speaker of the 4th Assembly.