The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the fourth most important person in Nigeria after the President of the senate and the Vice President and the third most important person in the line of succession to the presidency of Nigeria. Below is the list of Speakers of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, their term of office and the political party they belong to.
NAME | TENURE | POLITICAL PARTY
- Sir Frederic Metcalfe | 1955- 1959 | —
- Jaja Wachuku (First indigenous Speaker of the House of Rep. in Nigeria) | 1959-1960 | NCNC
- Ibrahim Jalo Waziri | 1960-1966 | NPN
- Edwin Ume- Ezeoke | 1979-1983 | NPN
- Chacha Biam | 1983 | NPN
- Salisu Buhari | 1999-2000 | PDP
- Ghali Umar Na’Abba | 2000-2003 | PDP
- Aminu Bello Masari | 2003-2007 | PDP
- Patricia Etteh (First female Speaker of the House of Rep. in Nigeria) | 2007 | PDP
- Demeji Bankole | 2007-2011 | PDP
- Aminu Waziri Tambuwal | 2011-2015 | APC
- Yakubu Dogara | 2015-2019 | APC
- Femi Gbajabiamila | 2019- 2023 | APC
- Tajudeen Abbas | 2023- till date | APC
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