Nigerian senators of the 10th National Assembly

Senators of the 10th National Assembly of Nigeria

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The table below shows the list of Nigerian senators of the 10th National Assembly which will be inaugurated in June 2023.^[1] The Senate includes three senators from each of the 36 states, plus one senator for the Federal Capital Territory. The Senate president is the head of the house, and assisted by the deputy Senate president.^[2] The Senate president and his deputy also work with the principal officers in the house including the majority leader, deputy majority leader, minority leader, deputy minority leader, chief whip, deputy chief whip, minority whip and deputy minority whip.^[3]^[4]

Principal officers

Presiding officers

Office	Party	Senator	District	Since
Senate President	APC	Godswill Akpabio	Akwa Ibom North-West	13 June 2023
Deputy Senate President	APC	Barau Jibrin	Kano North	13 June 2023

Majority leadership

Office	Party	Senator	District
Senate Majority Leader	APC	[[\| ]]	TBD
Deputy Senate Majority Leader	APC	[[\| ]]	TBD
Senate Majority Whip	APC	[[\| ]]	TBD
Deputy Senate Majority Whip	APC	[[\| ]]	TBD

Minority leadership

Office	Party	Senator	District
Senate Minority Leader	TBD	[[\| ]]	TBD
Deputy Senate Minority Leader	TBD	[[\| ]]	TBD
Senate Minority Whip	TBD	[[\| ]]	TBD
Deputy Senate Minority Whip	TBD	[[\| ]]	TBD

Membership by zone

As of 7 March 2023^[update]:

Zone	APC	PDP	NNPP	YPP	APGA	LP	SDP	Total	States included
North-Central	11	5	0	0	0	1	2	19	BE, FCT, KO, KW, NA, NI, PL
North-East	10	8	0	0	0	0	0	18	AD, BA, BO, GO, TA, YO
North-West	10	9	2	0	0	0	0	21	JI, KD, KN, KT, KE, SO, ZA
South-East	6	1	0	1	1	6	0	15	AB, AN, EB, EN, IM
South-South	7	10	0	0	0	1	0	18	AK, BY, CR, DE, ED, RI
South-West	15	3	0	0	0	0	0	18	EK, LA, OG, ON, OS, OY
Total	59	36	2	1	1	8	2	109

Senators

Members of the Senate of Nigeria in the 10th National Assembly (2023-2027)

Abia	▌C: Austin Akobundu (PDP) ▌N: Orji Uzor Kalu (APC) ▌S: Enyinnaya Abaribe (APGA)
Adamawa	▌C: Abbas Aminu Iya (PDP) ▌N: Amos Yohanna (PDP) ▌S: Binos Dauda Yaroe (PDP)
Akwa Ibom	▌NE: Bassey Aniekan Etim (PDP) ▌NW: Godswill Akpabio (APC) ▌S: Akpan Ekong Sampson (PDP)
Anambra	▌C: Umeh Victor Chukwunonyelu (LP) ▌N: Tony Nwoye (LP) ▌S: Ifeanyi Ubah (YPP)
Bauchi	▌C: Ahmed Abdul Ningi (PDP) ▌N: Samaila Dahuwa Kaila (PDP) ▌S: Umar Shehu Buba (APC)
Bayelsa	▌C:Benson Friday Konbowei (PDP) ▌E: Agadaga Benson Sunday (PDP) ▌W: Henry Seriake Dickson (PDP)
Benue	▌NE: Udende Memsa Emmanuel (APC) ▌NW: Titus Tartengar Zam (APC) ▌S: Patrick Abba Moro (PDP)
Borno	▌C: Kaka Shehu Lawan (APC) ▌N: Mohammed Tahir Monguno (APC) ▌S: Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC)
Cross River	▌C: Williams Eteng Jonah (PDP) ▌ N: Agom Jarigbe (PDP) ▌S: Ekpeyong Asuquo (APC)
Delta	▌C: Dafinone Edeh Omueya (APC) ▌N: Nwoko Chinedu Munir (PDP) ▌S: Joel-Onowakpo Thomas (APC)
Ebonyi	▌C: Eze Kenneth Emeka (APC) ▌N: Nwebonyi Onyeka Peter (APC) ▌S: Okorie Anthony Ani (APC)
Edo	▌C: Okphebolo Monday (APC) ▌N: Adams Aliyu Oshiomole (APC) ▌S: Imasuen Neda Bernards (APC)

Ekiti	▌C: Michael Opeyemi Bamidele (APC) ▌N: Fasuyi Cyril Oluwole (APC) ▌S: Adaramodu Adeyemi Raphael (APC)
Enugu	▌: Kelvin Chukwu (LP) ▌N: Ezea Okechukwu (LP) ▌W: Ngwu Osita (PDP)
FCT	▌FCT: Ireti Kingibe (LP)
Gombe	▌C: Mohammed Danjuma Goje (APC) ▌N: Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo (PDP) ▌S: Anthony Siyako Yaro (PDP)
Imo	▌E: Ezenwa Francis Onyewuchi (LP) ▌N: Patrick Ndubueze (APC) ▌W: Osita Izunaso (APC)
Jigawa	▌NE: Ahmad Abdulhamid Malam Madori (APC) ▌NW: Babangida Hussaini (APC) ▌SW: Mustapha Khabeeb (PDP)
Kaduna	▌C: Lawal Adamu Usman (PDP) ▌N: Ibrahim Khalid Mustapha (PDP) ▌S: Sunday Marshall Katunɡ (PDP)
Kano	▌C: Rufai Hanga (NNPP) ▌N: Barau Jibrin (APC) ▌S: Suleiman Abdurrahman Kawu Sumaila (APC)
Katsina	▌C: Abdul'aziz Musa Yar'adua (APC) ▌N: Sani Daura (APC) ▌S: Mohammed Muntari Dandutse (APC)
Kebbi	▌C: Adamu Aliero (PDP) ▌N: Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi (PDP) ▌S: TBD (TBD)
Kogi	▌C: Natasha Akpoti (PDP) ▌E: Jibrin Isah (APC) ▌W: Sunday Karimi (APC)
Kwara	▌C: Saliu Mustapha (APC) ▌N: Suleiman Sadiq Umar (APC) ▌S: Lola Ashiru (APC)
Lagos	▌C: Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni (APC) ▌E: Tokunbo Abiru (APC) ▌W: Oluranti Adebule (APC)

Nasarawa	▌N: Godiya Akwashiki (SDP) ▌S: Mohammed Ogoshi Onawo (PDP) ▌W: Ahmed Aliyu Wadada (SDP)
Niger	▌E: Sani Musa (APC) ▌N: Abubakar Sani Bello (APC) ▌S: Peter Ndalikali Jiya (PDP)
Ogun	▌C: Shuaibu Salisu (APC) ▌E: Gbenga Daniel (APC) ▌W: Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (APC)
Ondo	▌C: Adeniyi Adegbonmire (APC) ▌N: Jide Ipinsagba (APC) ▌S: Jimoh Ibrahim (APC)
Osun	▌C: Olubiyi Fadeyi (PDP) ▌E: Fadahunsi Francis Adenigba (PDP) ▌W: Lere Oyewumi (PDP)
Oyo	▌C: Yunus Akintunde (APC) ▌N: Abdulfatai Buhari (APC) ▌S: Sharafadeen Alli (APC)
Plateau	▌C: Diket Plang (APC) ▌N: Pam Dachungyang (ADP) ▌S: Simon Lalong (APC)
Rivers	▌E: Allwell Onyeso (PDP) ▌SE: Barry Mpigi (PDP) ▌W: Ipalibo Banigo (PDP)
Sokoto	▌S: Ibrahim Gobir (APC) ▌S: Aliyu Wamakko (APC) ▌S: Aminu Tambuwal (PDP)
Taraba	▌C: Haruna Manu (PDP) ▌N: Shuaibu Isa Lau (PDP) ▌S: David Jimkuta (APC)
Yobe	▌E: Ibrahim Gaidam (APC) ▌N: Ahmed Lawan (APC) ▌S: Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai (APC)
Zamfara	▌C: Ikra Aliyu Bilbis (PDP) ▌N: Sahabi Alhaji Yaú (APC) ▌W: Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari (APC)

APC: All Progressives Congress — APGA: All Progressives Grand Alliance — PDP: People's Democratic Party — NNPP: New Nigeria Peoples Party — YPP: Young Progressives Party

Notes

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