The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the Federal House of Representatives of Nigeria. Dimeji Bankole, the current speaker, was elected on November 1, 2007.

Contents 1 History 2 Selection and succession to presidency 3 List of Speakers 4 References

[edit] History

From 1959 to 1960, Jaja Wachuku was the first indigenous Speaker of the House of Representatives. Wachuku replaced Sir Frederick Metcalfe of Great Britain. As first Speaker of the House, Wachuku received Nigeria's Instrument of Independence, also known as the Freedom Charter, on October 1, 1960, from Princess Alexandra of Kent (Alexandra was Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom's representative at the Nigerian Independence ceremonies).

[edit] Selection and succession to presidency

The speaker is chosen in an indirect election conducted within the House of Representatives. The Speaker is third in line for succession to the Nigerian presidency, after the President of the Senate and Vice President.

[edit] List of Speakers

Speakers of the Federal House of Representatives

Speaker	Term	Party
Jaja Wachuku	1959 – 1960	NCNC
Edwin Ume-Ezeoke	1979 – 1983	NPN
Salisu Buhari	1999 – 2000	PDP
Ghali Umar Na'Abba	2000 – 2003	PDP
Aminu Bello Masari	2003 – 2007	PDP
Patricia Etteh	2007 – 2007	PDP
Dimeji Bankole	2007 – present	PDP

[edit] References

• Official website of the House of Representatives
• Assemblyonline, news agency on Nigeria's National Assembly

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