9th Nigeria National Assembly

{{Infobox legislative term

| name = 9th National Assembly

| image = Nigeriahouseofreps.jpg

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| alt =

| caption = National Assembly Complex

| body =

| meeting_place = National Assembly Complex

| election = 2019

| government =

| term_start = {{Start date|2019|6|11|df=y}}

| term_end = {{End date|2023|6|11|df=y}}

| before = 8th National Assembly

| after = 10th National Assembly

| website = {{URL|http://nass.gov.ng/}}

| chamber2 = House of Representatives

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| membership2 = 360

| control2 =

| chamber2_leader1_type = Speaker of the House

| chamber2_leader1 = Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila

| chamber2_leader2_type = Deputy Speaker of the House

| chamber2_leader2 = Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase

| chamber2_leader3_type =

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| chamber2_leader4_type =

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| chamber1 = Senate

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| membership1 = 109

| control1 =

| chamber1_leader1_type = Senate President

| chamber1_leader1 = Sen. Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan

| chamber1_leader2_type = Deputy Senate President

| chamber1_leader2 = Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege.

| chamber1_leader3_type = Senate Majority Leader

| chamber1_leader3 = Sen. Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi

| chamber1_leader4_type =

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| session1_start = 11 June 2019

| session1_end = 11 June 2023

}}

The 9th National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was a bicameral legislature inaugurated on 11 June 2019 and ran its course until 11 June 2023.{{Cite web|title=9th National Assembly inauguration kicks-off|url=https://t.guardian.ng/news/9th-national-assembly-inauguration-kicks-off/|date=2019-06-11|website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-16}}{{Cite web|title=Live Updates: 9th National Assembly Inauguration|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/06/11/live-updates-9th-national-assembly-inauguration/ |date=2019-06-11|website=THISDAYLIVE|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-16}}{{Cite web|title=The task ahead of 9th National Assembly leadership|url=https://punchng.com/the-task-ahead-of-9th-national-assembly-leadership/|website=Punch Newspapers|date=14 June 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-16}}

Principal Officers

=Senate=

==Presiding officers==

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Office !Party !Senator !District !Since
Senate President \|APC \|{{sortname\|Ahmad\|Lawan\|Ahmad Lawan}} \|Yobe North \|{{sort\|2019-05-11\|11 June 2019}}
Deputy Senate President \|APC \|{{sortname\|Ovie\|Omo-Agege\|Ovie Omo-Agege}} \|Delta Central \|{{sort\|2019-05-11\|11 June 2019}}

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Office

!Party

!Senator

!District

!Since

Senate President

|APC

|{{sortname|Ahmad|Lawan|Ahmad Lawan}}

|Yobe North

|{{sort|2019-05-11|11 June 2019}}

Deputy Senate President

|APC

|{{sortname|Ovie|Omo-Agege|Ovie Omo-Agege}}

|Delta Central

|{{sort|2019-05-11|11 June 2019}}

==Majority leadership==

class="sortable wikitable"
Office !Party !Senator !District !Since
Senate Majority Leader \|APC \|{{sortname\|Abdullahi Ibrahim\|Gobir\|Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir}}{{efn\|In July 2019, Kebbi North Senator Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi became Majority Leader, however, Abdullahi resigned after defecting to the PDP in June 2022.{{cite web \|title=Abdullahi Yahaya resigns as Senate Majority Leader \|url=https://gazettengr.com/abdullahi-yahaya-resigns-as-senate-majority-leader/ \|website=Peoples Gazette \|date=14 June 2022 \|publisher=News Agency of Nigeria \|access-date=4 August 2022}} APC leadership chose Gobir as his replacement.{{cite web \|last1=Akubo \|first1=John \|title=APC names Ibrahim Gobir as new Senate leader, caucus chairman \|url=https://guardian.ng/politics/apc-names-ibrahim-gobir-as-new-senate-leader-caucus-chairman/ \|website=The Guardian \|date=27 July 2022 \|access-date=4 August 2022}}}} \|Sokoto East \|{{sort\|2022-07-27\|27 July 2022}}
Deputy Senate Majority Leader \|APC \|{{Sortname\|Robert\|Ajayi Boroffice\|Robert Ajayi Boroffice}} \|Ondo North \|{{sort\|2019-06-2\|2 July 2019}}
Senate Majority Whip \|APC \|{{Sortname\|Orji Uzor\|Kalu\|Orji Uzor Kalu}} \|Abia North \|{{sort\|2019-06-2\|2 July 2019}}
Deputy Senate Majority Whip \|APC \|{{Sortname\|Aliyu Sabi\|Abdullahi\|Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi}} \|Niger North \|{{sort\|2019-06-2\|2 July 2019}}

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Office

!Party

!Senator

!District

!Since

Senate Majority Leader

|APC

|{{sortname|Abdullahi Ibrahim|Gobir|Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir}}{{efn|In July 2019, Kebbi North Senator Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi became Majority Leader, however, Abdullahi resigned after defecting to the PDP in June 2022.{{cite web |title=Abdullahi Yahaya resigns as Senate Majority Leader |url=https://gazettengr.com/abdullahi-yahaya-resigns-as-senate-majority-leader/ |website=Peoples Gazette |date=14 June 2022 |publisher=News Agency of Nigeria |access-date=4 August 2022}} APC leadership chose Gobir as his replacement.{{cite web |last1=Akubo |first1=John |title=APC names Ibrahim Gobir as new Senate leader, caucus chairman |url=https://guardian.ng/politics/apc-names-ibrahim-gobir-as-new-senate-leader-caucus-chairman/ |website=The Guardian |date=27 July 2022 |access-date=4 August 2022}}}}

|Sokoto East

|{{sort|2022-07-27|27 July 2022}}

Deputy Senate Majority Leader

|APC

|{{Sortname|Robert|Ajayi Boroffice|Robert Ajayi Boroffice}}

|Ondo North

|{{sort|2019-06-2|2 July 2019}}

Senate Majority Whip

|APC

|{{Sortname|Orji Uzor|Kalu|Orji Uzor Kalu}}

|Abia North

|{{sort|2019-06-2|2 July 2019}}

Deputy Senate Majority Whip

|APC

|{{Sortname|Aliyu Sabi|Abdullahi|Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi}}

|Niger North

|{{sort|2019-06-2|2 July 2019}}

==Minority leadership==

class="sortable wikitable"
Office !Party !Senator !District !Since
Senate Minority Leader \|PDP \|{{Sortname\|Philips Tanimu\|Aduda\|Philips Tanimu Aduda}}{{efn\|In July 2019, Abia South Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe became Minority Leader; however, Abaribe resigned after defecting to APGA in May 2022.{{cite web \|last1=Ibrahim \|first1=El-Ameen \|title=Abaribe dumps PDP, resigns as Senate Minority Leader \|url=https://punchng.com/abaribe-dumps-pdp-resigns-as-senate-minority-leader/ \|website=The Punch \|date=27 May 2022 \|access-date=4 August 2022}} The next month, PDP leadership chose Aduda as his replacement.{{cite web \|last1=Shibayan \|first1=Dyepkazah \|title=PDP nominates Philip Aduda as senate minority leader \|url=https://www.thecable.ng/pdp-nominates-philip-aduda-as-senate-minority-leader \|website=TheCable \|date=21 June 2022 \|access-date=4 August 2022}}}} \|FCT \|{{sort\|2022-06-21\|21 June 2022}}
Deputy Senate Minority Leader \|PDP \|{{Sortname\|Shuaibu Isa\|Lau\|Shuaibu Isa Lau}}{{efn\|In July 2019, Taraba South Senator Emmanuel Bwacha became Deputy Minority Leader; however, Bwacha resigned after switching to the APC in February 2022. PDP leadership chose Lau as his replacement.{{cite web \|last1=Nseyen \|first1=Nsikak \|title=PDP appoints Lau as Deputy Senate Minority Leader \|url=https://dailypost.ng/2022/02/08/pdp-appoints-lau-as-deputy-senate-minority-leader/ \|website=Daily Post \|date=8 February 2022 \|access-date=9 February 2022}}}} \|Taraba North \|{{sort\|2022-02-08\|8 February 2022}}
Senate Minority Whip \|PDP \|{{Sortname\|Utazi\|Chukwuka\|Utazi Chukwuka}}{{efn\|In July 2019, FCT Senator Philips Tanimu Aduda became Minority Whip; however, Aduda was nominated as Minority Leader in June 2022. At the same time, PDP leadership chose Chukwuka as his replacement.}} \|Enugu North \|{{sort\|2022-06-21\|21 June 2022}}
Deputy Senate Minority Whip \|PDP \|{{Sortname\|Danjuma\|Laah\|Danjuma Laah}}{{efn\|In July 2019, Zamfara North Senator Sahabi Yaú became Deputy Minority Whip, however, Yaú resigned before switching to the APC in June 2021. PDP leadership chose Sokoto South Senator Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba as his replacement.{{cite web \|last1=Elumoye \|first1=Deji \|title=Danbaba Named Senate Deputy Minority Whip \|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/07/15/danbaba-named-senate-deputy-minority-whip/ \|website=ThisDay \|access-date=2 September 2021}} However, Abdullahi Danbaba defected too, in April 2022, so PDP leadership chose Kaduna South Senator Danjuma Laah for the position.{{cite web \|last1=Iroanusi \|first1=QueenEsther \|title=PDP nominates Danjuma La'ah as new Deputy Minority Whip \|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/529074-pdp-nominates-danjuma-laah-as-new-deputy-minority-whip.html \|website=Premium Times \|access-date=11 May 2022}}}} \|Kaduna South \|{{sort\|2022-05-11\|11 May 2022}}

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Office

!Party

!Senator

!District

!Since

Senate Minority Leader

|PDP

|{{Sortname|Philips Tanimu|Aduda|Philips Tanimu Aduda}}{{efn|In July 2019, Abia South Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe became Minority Leader; however, Abaribe resigned after defecting to APGA in May 2022.{{cite web |last1=Ibrahim |first1=El-Ameen |title=Abaribe dumps PDP, resigns as Senate Minority Leader |url=https://punchng.com/abaribe-dumps-pdp-resigns-as-senate-minority-leader/ |website=The Punch |date=27 May 2022 |access-date=4 August 2022}} The next month, PDP leadership chose Aduda as his replacement.{{cite web |last1=Shibayan |first1=Dyepkazah |title=PDP nominates Philip Aduda as senate minority leader |url=https://www.thecable.ng/pdp-nominates-philip-aduda-as-senate-minority-leader |website=TheCable |date=21 June 2022 |access-date=4 August 2022}}}}

|FCT

|{{sort|2022-06-21|21 June 2022}}

Deputy Senate Minority Leader

|PDP

|{{Sortname|Shuaibu Isa|Lau|Shuaibu Isa Lau}}{{efn|In July 2019, Taraba South Senator Emmanuel Bwacha became Deputy Minority Leader; however, Bwacha resigned after switching to the APC in February 2022. PDP leadership chose Lau as his replacement.{{cite web |last1=Nseyen |first1=Nsikak |title=PDP appoints Lau as Deputy Senate Minority Leader |url=https://dailypost.ng/2022/02/08/pdp-appoints-lau-as-deputy-senate-minority-leader/ |website=Daily Post |date=8 February 2022 |access-date=9 February 2022}}}}

|Taraba North

|{{sort|2022-02-08|8 February 2022}}

Senate Minority Whip

|PDP

|{{Sortname|Utazi|Chukwuka|Utazi Chukwuka}}{{efn|In July 2019, FCT Senator Philips Tanimu Aduda became Minority Whip; however, Aduda was nominated as Minority Leader in June 2022. At the same time, PDP leadership chose Chukwuka as his replacement.}}

|Enugu North

|{{sort|2022-06-21|21 June 2022}}

Deputy Senate Minority Whip

|PDP

|{{Sortname|Danjuma|Laah|Danjuma Laah}}{{efn|In July 2019, Zamfara North Senator Sahabi Yaú became Deputy Minority Whip, however, Yaú resigned before switching to the APC in June 2021. PDP leadership chose Sokoto South Senator Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba as his replacement.{{cite web |last1=Elumoye |first1=Deji |title=Danbaba Named Senate Deputy Minority Whip |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/07/15/danbaba-named-senate-deputy-minority-whip/ |website=ThisDay |access-date=2 September 2021}} However, Abdullahi Danbaba defected too, in April 2022, so PDP leadership chose Kaduna South Senator Danjuma Laah for the position.{{cite web |last1=Iroanusi |first1=QueenEsther |title=PDP nominates Danjuma La'ah as new Deputy Minority Whip |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/529074-pdp-nominates-danjuma-laah-as-new-deputy-minority-whip.html |website=Premium Times |access-date=11 May 2022}}}}

|Kaduna South

|{{sort|2022-05-11|11 May 2022}}

=House=

==Presiding officers==

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Office !Party !Officer !State !Constituency !Since
Speaker of the House \|APC \|{{sortname\|Femi\|Gbajabiamila}} \|Lagos \|Surulere I \|{{sort\|2019-05-12\|12 June 2019}}
Deputy Speaker of the House \|APC \|{{sortname\|Ahmed Idris\|Wase}} \|Plateau \|Wase \|{{sort\|2019-05-12\|12 June 2019}}

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Office

!Party

!Officer

!State

!Constituency

!Since

Speaker of the House

|APC

|{{sortname|Femi|Gbajabiamila}}

|Lagos

|Surulere I

|{{sort|2019-05-12|12 June 2019}}

Deputy Speaker of the House

|APC

|{{sortname|Ahmed Idris|Wase}}

|Plateau

|Wase

|{{sort|2019-05-12|12 June 2019}}

==Majority leadership==

class="sortable wikitable"
Office !Party !Member !State !Constituency !Since
House Majority Leader \|APC \|{{sortname\|Alhassan\|Doguwa\|Alhassan Doguwa}} \|Kano \|Tudun Wada/Doguwa \|{{sort\|2019-06-4\|4 July 2019}}{{efn\|Doguwa's election as representative was annulled in November 2019, however, he won the ensuing rerun election and thus retained his position as Majority Leader.{{cite web \|last1=Akinpelu \|first1=Yusuf \|title=House of Reps retain Doguwa as majority leader \|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/374902-house-of-reps-retain-doguwa-as-majority-leader.html \|website=Premium Times \|access-date=16 October 2021}}}}
Deputy House Majority Leader \|APC \|{{Sortname\|Peter Ohiozojeh\|Akpatason\|Peter Ohiozojeh Akpatason}} \|Edo \|Akoko-Edo \|{{sort\|2019-06-4\|4 July 2019}}
House Majority Whip \|APC \|{{Sortname\|Mohammed Tahir\|Monguno\|Mohammed Tahir Monguno}} \|Borno \|Monguno/Marte/Nganzai \|{{sort\|2019-06-4\|4 July 2019}}
Deputy House Majority Whip \|APC \|{{Sortname\|Nkeiruka\|Onyejeocha\|Nkeiruka Onyejeocha}} \|Abia \|Isuikwuato/Umunneochi \|{{sort\|2019-06-4\|4 July 2019}}

class="sortable wikitable"

Office

!Party

!Member

!State

!Constituency

!Since

House Majority Leader

|APC

|{{sortname|Alhassan|Doguwa|Alhassan Doguwa}}

|Kano

|Tudun Wada/Doguwa

|{{sort|2019-06-4|4 July 2019}}{{efn|Doguwa's election as representative was annulled in November 2019, however, he won the ensuing rerun election and thus retained his position as Majority Leader.{{cite web |last1=Akinpelu |first1=Yusuf |title=House of Reps retain Doguwa as majority leader |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/374902-house-of-reps-retain-doguwa-as-majority-leader.html |website=Premium Times |access-date=16 October 2021}}}}

Deputy House Majority Leader

|APC

|{{Sortname|Peter Ohiozojeh|Akpatason|Peter Ohiozojeh Akpatason}}

|Edo

|Akoko-Edo

|{{sort|2019-06-4|4 July 2019}}

House Majority Whip

|APC

|{{Sortname|Mohammed Tahir|Monguno|Mohammed Tahir Monguno}}

|Borno

|Monguno/Marte/Nganzai

|{{sort|2019-06-4|4 July 2019}}

Deputy House Majority Whip

|APC

|{{Sortname|Nkeiruka|Onyejeocha|Nkeiruka Onyejeocha}}

|Abia

|Isuikwuato/Umunneochi

|{{sort|2019-06-4|4 July 2019}}

==Minority leadership==

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Office !Party !Member !State !Constituency !Since
House Minority Leader \|PDP \|{{sortname\|Ndudi\|Elumelu\|Ndudi Elumelu}} \|Delta \|Aniocha/Oshimili \|{{sort\|2019-06-3\|3 July 2019}}
Deputy House Minority Leader \|PDP \|{{Sortname\|Toby\|Okechukwu\|Toby Okechukwu}} \|Enugu \|Aninri/Awgu/Oji River \|{{sort\|2019-06-3\|3 July 2019}}
House Minority Whip \|PDP \|{{Sortname\|Gideon\|Lucas Gwani\|Gideon Lucas Gwani}} \|Kaduna \|Kaura \|{{sort\|2019-06-3\|3 July 2019}}
Deputy House Minority Whip \|PDP \|{{Sortname\|Adekoya\|Adesegun Abdel-Majid\|Adekoya Adesegun Abdel-Majid}} \|Ogun \|Ijebu North/Ijebu East/Ogun Waterside \|{{sort\|2019-06-3\|3 July 2019}}

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Office

!Party

!Member

!State

!Constituency

!Since

House Minority Leader

|PDP

|{{sortname|Ndudi|Elumelu|Ndudi Elumelu}}

|Delta

|Aniocha/Oshimili