title: 6th Nigeria National Assembly
text: # 6th Nigeria National Assembly
  
  The 6th National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was a bicameral legislature inaugurated on 5 June 2007 and ran its course till 6 June 2011. The assembly comprises the Senate and the House of Representatives. 360 representatives were elected as member of the House of Representative while 109 members were elected as member of the senate, making a total of 469 members all together.
  
  ## Presiding officers
  
  The Senate President presides over the Senate, the higher chamber while the Speaker presides over the House of Representatives.
  
  David Mark was elected Senate President on the platform of People's Democratic Party and Dimeji Bankole, the Speaker of the House of Representatives succeeded Patricia Etteh, who was forced to resign on alleged mismanagement of funds.
  
  