Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic 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; 25 years ago; (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.

List of deputy speakers

Name	Term	Party
Benjamin Uzoukwu Nzeribe	1 October 1960 – 15 January 1966	NCNC
Idris Ibrahim Kuta	1 October 1979 – 31 December 1983	NPN
Rabiu Kwankwaso	5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993	SDP
Chibudom Nwuche	3 June 1999 – 3 June 2003	PDP
Austin Adiele Opara	3 June 2003- 3 June, 2007	PDP
Babangida S. M. Nguroje	3 June 2007 – 30 October 2007	PDP
Usman Bayero Nafada	2 November 2007 – 6 June 2011	PDP
Chukwuemeka Ihedioha	6 June 2011 – 6 June 2015	PDP
Yusuf Sulaimon Lasun	9 June 2015 – 9 June 2019	APC
Ahmed Idris Wase	11 June 2019 – 11 June 2023	APC
Benjamin Kalu	13 June 2023 – present	APC

References

^ "Breaking: Wase becomes Deputy Speaker unopposed". The Nation. Retrieved 11 June 2019.

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[1] "Breaking: Wase becomes Deputy Speaker unopposed". The Nation. Retrieved 11 June 2019.

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