President of the Senate
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The President of the Senate is the highest-ranking officer of Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber, responsible for leading its proceedings and representing the Senate in national governance.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| President of the Senate of Nigeria | 0 |
| Senate President | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political office
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presiding officer ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Senate of Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
|
| associatedWith | Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch of Nigeria ⓘ |
| chamber | upper house of the National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| deputy | Deputy President of the Senate of Nigeria ⓘ |
| hasHigherRankThan | Deputy President of the Senate of Nigeria ⓘ |
| hasLowerRankThan | President of Nigeria ⓘ |
| inauguralHolder | Nnamdi Azikiwe ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
National Assembly of Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
federal legislature of Nigeria
|
| legislativeBody |
Senate of Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
|
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria ⓘ |
| memberOf | National Assembly leadership of Nigeria ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
President of the Senate of Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
|
| officeCreatedIn | First Republic of Nigeria ⓘ |
| officeHoldersMustBe | members of the Nigerian Senate ⓘ |
| oversees | Senate committees (through committee system) ⓘ |
| partOf | National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ |
| residence | Abuja ⓘ |
| responsibility |
ensuring compliance with the Standing Orders of the Senate
ⓘ
representing the Senate in inter‑parliamentary relations ⓘ scheduling legislative business of the Senate ⓘ signing bills passed by the Senate before transmission to the President of Nigeria ⓘ |
| role |
announces results of votes in the Senate
ⓘ
calls and chairs Senate sittings ⓘ highest‑ranking officer of the Nigerian Senate ⓘ interprets and enforces Senate rules ⓘ leader of Senate proceedings ⓘ maintains order during debates ⓘ participates in the leadership of the National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ participates in the legislative process of Nigeria ⓘ presiding officer of the Senate ⓘ refers bills and motions to appropriate committees ⓘ represents the Senate at official functions ⓘ represents the Senate in national governance ⓘ |
| seat | National Assembly Complex, Abuja ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | elected by members of the Nigerian Senate ⓘ |
| style | President of the Senate self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| symbol | Mace of the Senate of Nigeria ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| termLinkedTo | term of the Nigerian National Assembly ⓘ |
| votingRight | votes in the Senate, typically in case of a tie or as provided by Senate rules ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Senate President
subject surface form:
President of the Senate of Nigeria