President of the Senate of Nigeria

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political office presiding officer role

The President of the Senate of Nigeria is the presiding officer and highest-ranking member of the Nigerian Senate, overseeing legislative proceedings and representing the upper chamber of the National Assembly.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
President of the Senate of Nigeria canonical	11
President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria	2
Leadership of the 8th National Assembly of Nigeria	1
Presidency of the 8th Senate of Nigeria	1
President of the Senate of Nigeria, 9 June 2015	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	political office ⓘ presiding officer role ⓘ
appointedBy	Senate of Nigeria ⓘ
associatedWith	National Assembly Management ⓘ surface form: National Assembly Service Commission federal legislative process in Nigeria ⓘ
building	National Assembly Complex, Abuja ⓘ surface form: Nigerian National Assembly Complex
chamber	upper house ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
country	Nigeria ⓘ
createdOn	1 October 1960 ⓘ
deputy	Deputy President of the Senate of Nigeria ⓘ
eligibleFor	any qualified senator ⓘ
firstHolder	Nnamdi Azikiwe ⓘ
formation	First Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
governmentBranch	legislative branch of Nigeria ⓘ
insignia	Coat of arms of Nigeria ⓘ surface form: Coat of arms of Nigeria (used in official emblems)
jurisdiction	Nigeria ⓘ surface form: Federal Republic of Nigeria
legislativeBody	Senate of Nigeria ⓘ
location	Three Arms Zone, Abuja ⓘ
memberOf	leadership of the National Assembly ⓘ
nativeLabel	President of the Senate of Nigeria self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
officeHolderSince	13 June 2023 ⓘ
officeType	federal office ⓘ
orderOfPrecedenceInNigeria	third ⓘ
partOf	National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ Senate of Nigeria ⓘ
positionHolder	Godswill Akpabio ⓘ
precededByInSuccession	Vice President of Nigeria ⓘ
presidesOver	Senate debates ⓘ plenary sessions of the Senate ⓘ
rank	highest-ranking member of the Senate of Nigeria ⓘ
residence	Abuja ⓘ
responsibility	announcing results of votes ⓘ appointing committee chairpersons ⓘ constituting Senate committees ⓘ interpreting Senate rules ⓘ maintaining order in the Senate ⓘ putting questions to vote ⓘ referring bills to committees ⓘ representing the Senate in official functions ⓘ signing bills passed by the Senate ⓘ
seat	National Assembly Complex, Abuja ⓘ
selectionMethod	elected by members of the Senate ⓘ
style	President of the Senate ⓘ Senate President ⓘ
succeedsInAbsenceOf	President of Nigeria (in some constitutional functions) ⓘ
termLength	4 years ⓘ
termRenewable	yes ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Deputy President of the Senate → reportsTo → President of the Senate of Nigeria ⓘ

subject surface form: Deputy President of the Senate of Nigeria

Deputy President of the Senate → assistsOffice → President of the Senate of Nigeria ⓘ

subject surface form: Deputy President of the Senate of Nigeria

Standing Orders of the Senate → interpretedBy → President of the Senate of Nigeria ⓘ

President of the Senate → nativeLabel → President of the Senate of Nigeria ⓘ

subject surface form: President of the Senate of Nigeria

this entity surface form: President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

President of the Senate of Nigeria → nativeLabel → President of the Senate of Nigeria self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Sergeant‑at‑Arms of the Nigerian Senate → reportsTo → President of the Senate of Nigeria ⓘ

subject surface form: Sergeant-at-Arms of the Nigerian Senate

Mace of the Senate of Nigeria → associatedWith → President of the Senate of Nigeria ⓘ

Standing Orders of the National Assembly of Nigeria → usedBy → President of the Senate of Nigeria ⓘ

Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria → worksWith → President of the Senate of Nigeria ⓘ

Bukola Saraki (former member) → officeStart → President of the Senate of Nigeria ⓘ

subject surface form: Bukola Saraki

this entity surface form: President of the Senate of Nigeria, 9 June 2015

Bukola Saraki → notableWork → President of the Senate of Nigeria ⓘ

this entity surface form: Leadership of the 8th National Assembly of Nigeria

Bukola Saraki → knownFor → President of the Senate of Nigeria ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presidency of the 8th Senate of Nigeria

Deputy President of the Senate of Nigeria → rankingAfter → President of the Senate of Nigeria ⓘ

Deputy President of the Senate of Nigeria → assists → President of the Senate of Nigeria ⓘ

Deputy President of the Senate of Nigeria → deputyTo → President of the Senate of Nigeria ⓘ

Godswill Akpabio → positionHeld → President of the Senate of Nigeria ⓘ