Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria information
Second highest-ranking official of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Incumbent Benjamin Kalu since 13 June 2023
Legislative Branch of the Federal Government
Style
Mr Deputy Speaker (informal) The Honourable (formal)
Member of
Nigerian House of Representatives National Assembly Commission
Seat
National Assembly Complex, Three Arms Zone, Abuja
Appointer
Indirect House Election
Term length
4 years renewable
Constituting instrument
Constitution of Nigeria
Inaugural holder
Chibudom Nwuche (Fourth Republic)
Formation
3 June 1999; 24 years ago (1999-06-03) (Fourth Republic)
The deputy speaker of the House of Representatives is the second highest-ranking member of the Federal House of Representatives of Nigeria after the speaker. The current deputy speaker is Benjamin Kalu who was elected on 13 June 2023.[1] The deputy speaker presides over the House in the absence of the speaker. The deputy speaker is elected by a majority of the members of the House of Representatives.
^"Breaking: Wase becomes Deputy Speaker unopposed". The Nation. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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