Benjamin Kalu, Ahmed Wase: Full List of House of Reps Deputy Speakers Since 1999, Their Regions and States
FCT, Abuja - The deputy speaker of Nigeria is the second-highest-ranking position in the country's House of Representatives after the speaker.
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The current deputy speaker is Benjamin (Ben) Okezie Kalu, who was elected by a majority of the members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, June 13, 2023.
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The deputy speaker presides over the House in the absence of the speaker.
Current deputy speaker of Nigeria's House of Reps
Ben Kalu (Southeast) June 2023 to date
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Benjamin Okezie was, on Tuesday, June 13, declared the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives for the 10th National Assembly.
The lawmaker representing Bende federal constituency in Abia state was unopposed for the coveted position, Channels Television reported.
He is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Ahmed Idris Wase (North-central) June 2019 – June 2023
Wase served as deputy speaker of the House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023.
He was elected into the lower chamber of the assembly in 2007 and is serving his fifth term as a member representing the Wase federal constituency of Plateau state.
Yusuf Sulaimon Lasun (South-west) June 2015 – June 2019
Lasun served as the deputy speaker of the House from 2015 to 2019, representing Irepodun/Olurunda/Osogbo/Orolu federal constituency of Osun state, southwest Nigeria.
Emeka Ihedioha (South-east) June 2011 – June 2015
Ihedioha was the deputy speaker of the House from 2011 to 2015.
During this period, he briefly served as the speaker after Aminu Tambuwal's swearing-in as the governor of Sokoto state.
Usman Bayero Nafada (North-east) November 2007 – June 2011
Nafada is a former deputy speaker from Gombe state. The 62-year-old has shunned partisan politics, according to a report by Blueprint Newspapers.
Babangida Nguroje (North-east) June 2007 – October 2007
A former deputy speaker of the House and campaigner of Bola Tinubu during the electioneering for the 2023 election, Nguroje hails from Taraba state.
Austin Opara (South-south) June 2003 – June 2007
Opara, from Rivers State, served as the deputy speaker until 2007.
Chibudom Nwuche (South-south) June 1999 – June 2003
Rivers indigene, Nwuche, held sway during the reign of Ghali Umar Na'Abba.
His colleagues elected him as deputy speaker on June, 4, 1999, a position he occupied for four years.
Deputy speakers of the House of Reps by regions
Northwest - nil
Northeast- 2
South-south - 2
Southeast - 2
Northcentral - 1
Southwest - 1
Full list of 10th National Assembly leaders and states, regions they came from
Legit.ng published a complete list of the 10th national assembly leadership.
Recall that for the House of Representatives seat, Tajudeen Abbas clinched the speakership seat with 353 votes while Kalu emerged unopposed as the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives.
Source: Legit.ng
