Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria

Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Incumbent
Tajudeen Abbas
since 13 June 2023
Legislative Branch of the Federal Government
StyleMr Speaker (informal)
The Honourable (formal)
Member ofNigerian House of Representatives
National Assembly Commission
SeatNational Assembly Complex, Three Arms Zone, Abuja
AppointerIndirect House Election
Term length4 years renewable
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Nigeria
Inaugural holderSir Frederic Metcalfe (Colonial)
Jaja Wachukwu (indigenous)
Formation12 January 1955 (1955-01-12)
SuccessionThird
DeputyDeputy Speaker of the House of Representatives

The speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the Federal House of Representatives of Nigeria, elected by its membership. The House Speaker is third in line of succession to the Nigerian Presidency, after the Vice President of Nigeria and the President of the Senate of Nigeria. The current House Speaker is Tajudeen Abbas who was elected Speaker of House of Representatives of Nigeria on 13 June 2023.


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