title: 7th Nigeria National Assembly
text: # 7th Nigeria National Assembly
  
  The 7th National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was a bicameral legislature inaugurated on 6 June 2011 and ran its course till 6 June 2015. The assembly comprises the Senate and the House of Representatives. The House of Representative consists of 360 elected members and the Senate, a total of 109 members from which 73 were newly elected and 36 were re-elected across the 6 geopolitical zones of Nigeria. David Mark, the Senate President of the 6th Assembly was re-elected on the platform of People's Democratic Party and Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the Speaker of the House of Representatives was also re-elected on the same platform following the 11 April general election.
  
  ## Members
  
  ### Principal officers
  
  **Officers of the Senate**
  
  The table below outlined the Principal Officers of the Senate.
  
  | Name | Position | Party | State |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | David Mark | Senate President | PDP | Benue State |
  | Ike Ekweremadu | Deputy Senate President | PDP | Enugu State |
  | Victor Ndoma Egba | Majority Leader Senate | PDP | Cross River |
  | Ahmed Abdul Ningi | Deputy Majority Leader Senate | PDP | Bauchi State |
  | George Akume | Minority leader Senate | APC | Benue State |
  | Ahmad Rufa'i Sani | Deputy Minority Leader Senate | APC | Zamfara State |
  | Amelio Oladele Bello | Deputy Chief Whip Senate | PDP | Oyo State |
  | Ganiyu Olarewaju Solomon | Minority Whip Senate | APC | Lagos State |
  | Bello Hayatu Gwarzo | Chief Whip Senate | PDP | Kano |
  
  **Officers of the House of Representative**
  
  * Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal – Speaker House of Representatives
  * Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha – Deputy Speaker House of Representatives
  * Hon. Mulikat Akande Adeola – House Leader
  * Hon. Ishaka Mohammed Bawa -Majority Whip
  * Hon. Leonard Okuweh Ogor -Deputy House Leader
  * Hon. Ahmed Mukhtar Mohammed – Deputy Chief Whip
  * Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila – Minority Leader
  * Hon. Samson Raphael Osagie – Minority Whip
  * Hon. Kawu Sumaila – Deputy Minority Leader
  * Hon. Garba Datti Muhammad – Deputy Minority Whip
  