Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate

Deputy President of the Senate of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Incumbent
Barau Jibrin
since 13 June 2023
Legislative Branch of the Federal Government
StyleMr Deputy President
Member ofNigerian Senate
National Assembly Commission
SeatNational Assembly Complex, Three Arms Zone, Abuja
AppointerIndirect Senate Election
Term length4 years renewable
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Nigeria
Inaugural holderHaruna Abubakar (Fourth Republic)
Formation3 June 1999 (1999-06-03)
(Fourth Republic)

The deputy president of the Nigerian Senate is second highest-ranking member of the Senate of Nigeria, after the President of the Senate. The current deputy president is Barau Jibrin of the All Progressives Congress.[1] The deputy president presides over the senate in the absence of the senate president. The deputy president is elected by a majority of the senate.[2]

  1. ^ "Senators of Nigeria National Assembly". nassnig.org. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  2. ^ "INFORMATION ON THE SENATE OF THE". assecaa.org. Retrieved 18 August 2014.

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