Nigerian senators of the 8th National Assembly

Senators of the 8th National Assembly of Nigeria

The table below lists the Nigerian senators of the 8th National Assembly. The Senate included three senators from each of the 36 states, plus one senator for the Federal Capital Territory. The Senate president was Sen. Bukola Saraki of the All Progressives Congress and the deputy Senate president was Ike Ekweremadu. The Senate president and his deputy were assisted by the principal officers including the majority leader, deputy majority leader, minority leader, deputy minority leader, chief whip, deputy chief whip, minority whip and deputy minority whip.

Senators

Members of the Senate of Nigeria in the 8th National Assembly (2015–2019)

Abia	S: Enyinnaya Abaribe (PDP) C: Theodore Orji (PDP) N: Mao Ohuabunwa (PDP)
Abuja	FCT: Philips Tanimu Aduda (PDP)
Adamawa	S: Ahmad Abubakar (APC) C: Abdul-Aziz Nyako (ADC) N: Binta Garba (APC)
Akwa Ibom	NW: Bassey Albert (PDP) NE: Godswill Akpabio (PDP) S: Nelson Effiong (PDP)
Anambra	C: Uche Ekwunife (PDP) S: Emmanuel Nnamdi Uba (PDP) N: Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi (PDP)
Bauchi	C: Isah Misau (PDP) N: Suleiman Nazif (PDP) S: Malam Wakili (APC) – 2015–2018 Lawal Yahaya Gumau (APC) – 2018–Present
Bayelsa	W: Foster Ogola (PDP) E: Ben Murray-Bruce (PDP) C: Emmanuel Paulker (PDP)
Benue	S: David Mark (PDP) NW: George Akume (APC) NE: Barnabas Andyar Gemade (PDP)
Borno	C: Baba Garba (APC) N: Abubakar Kyari (APC) S: Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC)
Cross River	S: Gershom Bassey (PDP) N: Rose Okoji Oko (PDP) C: John Enoh (PDP)
Delta	S: James Manager (PDP) N: Peter Nwaoboshi (PDP) C: Ovie Omo-Agege (APC)
Ebonyi	N: Sam Egwu (PDP) S: Sonni Ogbuoji (APC) C: Joseph Ogba (PDP)
Edo	S: Matthew Urhoghide (PDP) C: Clifford Ordia (PDP) N: Francis Alimikhena (APC)

Ekiti	C: Fatimat Olufunke Raji-Rasaki (PDP) N: Duro Faseyi (PDP) S: Abiodun Olujimi (PDP)
Enugu	N: Utazi Chukwuka (PDP) E: Gilbert Nnaji (PDP) W: Ike Ekweremadu (PDP)
Gombe	C: Mohammed Danjuma Goje (APC) N: Usman Bayero Nafada (PDP) S: Joshua M. Lidani (PDP)
Imo	E: Samuel Anyanwu (PDP) W: Hope Uzodinma (PDP) N: Benjamin Uwajumogu (APC)
Jigawa	NE: Muhammad Shittu (PDP) NW: Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel (APC) SW: Mohammed Sabo (APC)
Kaduna	N: Suleiman Hunkuyi (PDP) S: Danjuma Laah (PDP) C: Shehu Sani (APC)
Kano	N: Barau Jibrin (APC) S: Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya (APC) C: Rabiu Kwankwaso (PDP)
Katsina	S: Abu Ibrahim (APC) C: Kurfi Umaru (APC) N: Mustapha Bukar (APC)
Kebbi	S: Bala Ibn Naallah (APC) C: Adamu Aliero (APC) N: Yahaya Abdullahi (APC)
Kogi	E: Isaac Alfa (APC) (sacked) Atia Usman (PDP) C: Ahmed Ogembe (PDP) W: Dino Melaye (PDP)
Kwara	C: Bukola Saraki (APC) N: Mohammed Shaaba Lafiagi (PDP) S: Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim (PDP)
Lagos	E: Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa (APC) W: Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (APC) C: Oluremi Tinubu (APC)

Nasarawa	W: Abdullahi Adamu (APC) N: Aruwa Gyunka (PDP) S: Suleiman Asonya Adokwe (PDP)
Niger	E: David Umaru (APC) N: Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (APC) S: Sani Mohammed (APC)
Ogun	W: Joseph Dada (APC) C: Lanre Tejuosho (PDP) E: Buruji Kashamu (PDP)
Ondo	N: Robert Ajayi Boroffice (APC) C: Tayo Alasoadura (APC) S: Yele Omogunwa (PDP)
Osun	W: Isiaka Adeleke (APC) – 2015–2017 Ademola Adeleke (PDP) – 2017–2019 E: Christopher Omoworare Babajide (APC) C: Olusola Adeyeye (APC)
Oyo	N: Abdulfatai Buhari (APC) S: Rilwan Akanbi (PDP) C: Monsurat Sunmonu (PDP)
Plateau	N: Jonah Jang (PDP) S: Jeremiah Useni (PDP) C: Joshua Dariye (PDP)
Rivers	E: George Thompson Sekibo (PDP) S: Magnus Ngei Abe (APC) W: Osinakachukwu Ideozu (PDP)
Sokoto	E: Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir (APC) N: Aliyu Wamakko (APC) S: Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba (PDP)
Taraba	N: Abubakar Sani Danladi (PDP) - 2015-2017 Shuaibu Isa Lau (PDP) - 2017-2019 C: Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf (APC) S: Emmanuel G. Bwacha (PDP)
Yobe	N: Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan (APC) E: Bukar Ibrahim (APC) S: Mohammed Hassan (PDP)
Zamfara	W: Ahmad Rufai Sani (PDP) C: Kabir Garba Marafa (APC) N: Tijjani Kaura (APC)

APC: All Progressives Congress - PDP: People's Democratic Party

Senator Mustapha Sani-Niger state(net worth:36 million dollars)approx

Senator Bukola Saraki-senate president(net worth:55 million dollars)approx

Senator Dino melaye-Kogi state(net worth:80 million dollars)approx

References

"National Assembly | Federal Republic of Nigeria". www.nassnig.org. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
Assembly, Nigerian National. "National Assembly - Federal Republic of Nigeria". www.nass.gov.ng. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
Assembly, Nigerian National. "National Assembly - Federal Republic of Nigeria". www.nass.gov.ng. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
Assembly, Nigerian National. "National Assembly - Federal Republic of Nigeria". www.nass.gov.ng. Retrieved 13 October 2017.

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