{"id":70082,"date":"2021-10-01T17:01:01","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T16:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/?p=70082"},"modified":"2023-11-03T06:52:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T05:52:46","slug":"how-many-senators-do-we-have-in-nigeria-and-what-are-their-senatorial-districts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/how-many-senators-do-we-have-in-nigeria-and-what-are-their-senatorial-districts\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Senators Do We Have in Nigeria and What Are Their Senatorial Districts?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are 109 senators in Nigeria. Each of the 36 states in Nigeria is divided into 3 senatorial districts, with each district electing one senator.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Senators are members of the legislative arm of government, otherwise known as the National Assembly of Nigeria. In the country, the legislature is a bicameral body that comprises both the Senate (Upper Chamber) and the House of Representatives (Lower Chamber). Members of either chamber are elected to represent their senatorial zones\/constituencies and to pass legislation that will benefit the public.<\/p>\n

Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa inhabited by more than 250 ethnic groups that speak about 500 distinct languages, operates a government that is modeled after that of the United States. Generally described as a federal republic, the government works within the framework of a federal, presidential, and representative democratic republic. What this means is that executive power in the country is exercised by a President<\/a> elected by popular vote. The president is both the head of state and head of government. Like it is in the US, there are other arms of the Nigerian government; the judiciary and legislative. The legislative branch of government is charged with making laws while the judiciary upholds these laws.<\/p>\n

Number of Senators in Nigeria<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Senate is made up of 109 members (Senators) that come from different states of the federation, and the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja. Each of Nigeria’s 36 states is divided into three senatorial zones, meaning that each state elects three Senators from these zones that go to the National Assembly. Since the Federal Capital Territory is not a state, it only gets to elect one Senator.<\/p>\n

Proceedings in the Senate are guided and regulated by the Senate President. According to the Nigerian presidential line of succession, the person who occupies this position is third in line after the Vice President of Nigeria to act as President if the incumbent is for any reason unable to continue in the position. The Senate President is assisted by the Deputy President of the Senate. Other principal officers in the Upper Chamber include the Majority Leader, Deputy Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Deputy Minority Leader, Chief Whip, Deputy Chief Whip, Minority Whip, and Deputy Minority Whip.<\/p>\n

Functions of the Senate in Nigeria<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The main function of the Nigerian Senate is to make laws. However, the body has a couple of other functions that it is charged with carrying out.<\/p>\n