President of the Senate of Nigeria

President of the Senate of Nigeria

The President of the Senate is the presiding officer of the Senate of Nigeria. The Senate President is chosen in an indirect election conducted within the Senate. The Senate President is second in line for succession to the Nigerian presidency, after the Vice President of Nigeria. The current President of the Senate is David Mark

List of Senate Presidents

Trivia

* Nwafor Orizu was the only Senate President of Nigeria ever to ascend to the Nigerian presidency through the constitutional order of succession. He was later forced to handover power to Aguiyi-Ironsi military junta.

References

* [http://www.nassnig.org/senate/Senate.htm Official Website of the Nigerian Senate]
* [http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/01/12/20020112voc04.html The Making of a Senate President]


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