The House of Representatives (also called Green Chamber) is the lower chamber of Nigeria's bicameral National Assembly. The Senate is the upper chamber.
The Green Chamber has 360 members who are elected in single-member constituencies using the plurality (or first-past-the-post) system, most recently in 2023. Members serve four-year terms. The presiding officer of the house is the Speaker, currently Tajudden Abbas (as of May 2024).
State delegations The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, assumes a National Assembly for the federation which consists of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Senate consists of three members from each Nigerian state and one member from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The House of Representatives consists of 360 members, each representing a federal constituency.
+ Map legend State Seats Senate House 1 Abia (delegation) 3 8 2 Adamawa (delegation) 3 8 3 Akwa Ibom (delegation) 3 10 4 Anambra (delegation) 3 11 5 Bauchi (delegation) 3 12 6 Bayelsa (delegation) 3 5 7 Benue (delegation) 3 11 8 Borno (delegation) 3 10 9 Cross River (delegation) 3 8 10 Delta (delegation) 3 10 11 Ebonyi (delegation) 3 6 12 Edo (delegation) 3 9 13 Ekiti (delegation) 3 6 14 Enugu (delegation) 3 8 15 Gombe (delegation) 3 6 16 Imo (delegation) 3 10 17 Jigawa (delegation) 3 11 18 Kaduna (delegation) 3 16 19 Kano (delegation) 3 24 20 Katsina (delegation) 3 15 21 Kebbi (delegation) 3 8 22 Kogi (delegation) 3 9 23 Kwara (delegation) 3 6 24 Lagos (delegation) 3 24 25 Nasarawa (delegation) 3 5 26 Niger (delegation) 3 10 27 Ogun (delegation) 3 9 28 Ondo (delegation) 3 9 29 Osun (delegation) 3 9 30 Oyo (delegation) 3 14 31 Plateau (delegation) 3 8 32 Rivers (delegation) 3 13 33 Sokoto (delegation) 3 11 34 Taraba (delegation) 3 6 35 Yobe (delegation) 3 6 36 Zamfara (delegation) 3 7 37 1 2 Total 109 360
Current composition + Party Seats All Progressives Congress 176 Peoples Democratic Party 118 Labour Party 35 New Nigeria People's Party 19 All Progressives Grand Alliance 5 African Democratic Congress 2 Social Democratic Party 2 Young Progressive Party 1 Vacant seats 2 Total 360
Members (since 1979) Members List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 1979–1992 List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 1992–1998 List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 1998–1999 List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 1999–2003 List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 2003–2007 List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 2007–2011 List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 2011–2015 List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 2015–2019 List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 2019–2023 List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 2023–2027 Clerks List of the Clerks of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
Party leaders Party leaders and Whips are elected by their respective parties in a closed-door caucus by secret ballot. With the APC holding a majority of seats and the PDP holding the highest minority, the current leaders in the 10th National Assembly are: Majority Leader Prof. Julius Ihonvbere From Edo State, Chief Whip Usman Bello Kumo from Gombe State, Abdullahi Ibrahim Halims from Kogi State as the Deputy Majority Leader, while Ogun Lawmaker, Oriyomi Onanuga emerged as the Deputy Chief Whip, and Minority Whip goes to Kingsley Chinda from Wike Camp and Deputy Minority Leader goes to two termed Member from Billiri, Gombe State, Ali Isa J.C.
See also History of Nigeria Legislative branch List of national legislatures Nigerian First Republic Nigerian Second Republic Nigerian Third Republic Nigerian Fourth Republic
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