Senate President

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The Senate President is the presiding officer and highest-ranking member of the Nigerian Senate, responsible for leading its proceedings and representing the upper chamber of the National Assembly.

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Label Occurrences
Senate President canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political office ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ
branch legislative branch of Nigeria ⓘ
canBeRemovedBy resolution of the Nigerian Senate ⓘ
chamber upper house ⓘ
constitutingInstrument Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
electionBy members of the Nigerian Senate ⓘ
electionMethod indirect election ⓘ
simple majority vote of senators present and voting ⓘ
eligibility must be an elected senator ⓘ
must meet constitutional requirements for membership of the Senate ⓘ
hasDeputy Deputy Senate President of Nigeria ⓘ
legislativeBody Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Senate of Nigeria
officeType parliamentary leadership position ⓘ
partOf National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
rank highest officer of the National Assembly ⓘ
highest‑ranking member of the Nigerian legislature ⓘ
third in the Nigerian order of precedence ⓘ
removalRequirement support of at least two‑thirds of all members of the Senate ⓘ
reportsTo Nigerian Senate ⓘ
linked to: Senate of Nigeria
responsibility announce results of Senate votes ⓘ
appoint or nominate senators to certain internal Senate positions subject to rules ⓘ
chair the principal officers of the Senate ⓘ
influence the legislative agenda of the Senate ⓘ
interpret and enforce Senate rules and standing orders ⓘ
maintain order during Senate debates ⓘ
preside over plenary sittings of the Senate ⓘ
put questions to vote in the Senate ⓘ
recognize senators to speak during debates ⓘ
refer bills and motions to appropriate Senate committees ⓘ
represent the Senate in inter‑parliamentary relations ⓘ
represent the Senate in its relations with the executive branch ⓘ
represent the Senate in its relations with the judiciary ⓘ
sign bills passed by the National Assembly before transmission to the President of Nigeria ⓘ
role highest‑ranking member of the Nigerian Senate ⓘ
leader of Senate proceedings ⓘ
presiding officer of the Nigerian Senate ⓘ
representative of the upper chamber of the National Assembly ⓘ
scopeOfAuthority internal proceedings of the Nigerian Senate ⓘ
seat National Assembly Complex, Abuja ⓘ
style Mr President ⓘ
President of the Senate ⓘ
symbolicRole ceremonial head of the Nigerian Senate ⓘ
symbol of the autonomy of the legislature in Nigeria ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ
termLinkedTo term of the Nigerian Senate ⓘ
termRenewable yes ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

President of the Senate of Nigeria → style → Senate President ⓘ