Speakers of the Federal House of Representatives

The Nigerian Federal House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the National Assembly, also known as "Green Chamber" headed by the 'Speaker'. 

The House Speaker is the third person in line of succession to the Nigerian Presidency after the Vice President and the President of the Senate.

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. 

• History of the Federal House of Representatives
• Selection and Succession to Presidency
• List of Speakers: Names, period of office and party affiliation

List of Nigerian Speakers are Sir Frederic Metcalfe, Jaja Wachuku, Ibrahim Jalo Waziri, Edwin Ume-Ezeoke, Chaha Biam, Agunwa Anaekwe, Salisu Buhari, Ghali Umar Na'Abba, Aminu Bello Masari, Patricia Etteh, Dimeji Bankole, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Yakubu Dogara and Femi Gbajabiamila.

Patricia Etteh was the first female Speaker in Nigeria while Dimeji Bankole was the youngest speaker elected by the House of Representative at the age of 37 after Patricia Etteh was impeached.

History of the Federal House of Representatives

Sir Frederic Metcalfe of Great Britain became the first Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria after its inauguration on 12 January 1955 by John Macpherson. 

He was replaced by the first indigenous speaker, Jaja Wachuku, in 1959. As Speaker of the House, Wachuku received Nigeria's Instrument of Independence, also known as Freedom Charter, on 1 October 1960, from Princess Alexandra of Kent (Alexandra was Elizabeth II's representative at the Nigerian Independence ceremonies). 

Chaha Biam hails from Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. He was elected to the House of Representative on the platform of NPN in the 1983 general elections and was elected as the Speaker of House of Representative in the short-lived second tenure of Alhaji Shehu Shagari, 1 October 1983 – 31 December 1983. 

Dimeji Bankole is the youngest Speaker in the history of the House of Representatives, elected at the age of 37.

Selection and Succession to Presidency

The speaker is chosen in an indirect election conducted within the House of Representatives by its members. The line of succession to the Nigerian presidency goes to the Vice President, and then the President of the Senate should both the President and Vice President be unable to discharge the powers and duties of office. 

The "Speaker" of the House is the third in line of succession.

Chronological of the Speakers of the Nigeria's Federal House of Representatives: Their names, period in office and party affiliation.

Sir Frederic Metcalfe	1955–1959
Jaja Wachuku	1959 – 1960	NCNC
Ibrahim Jalo Waziri	1960 – 1966	NPC
Edwin Ume-Ezeoke	1979–1983	NPN
Chaha Biam	1983	NPN
Agunwa Anaekwe	1992 - 1993)	SDP
Salisu Buhari	1999	PDP
Ghali Umar Na'Abba	1999 - 2003	PDP
Aminu Bello Masari	2003 - 2007	PDP
Patricia Etteh	2007	PDP
Dimeji Bankole	2007 - 2011	PDP
Aminu Waziri Tambuwal	2011 - 2015	PDP
Yakubu Dogara	2015 - 2019	APC
Femi Gbajabiamila	2019 - date	APC

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