Nigeria's Senate Presidents 1960-2015

Nigerian Senate President. Photo Credit : www.imostate.blog.com

The first senate president in Nigeria was senator Nmandi Azikiwe of blessed memory. As the then senate president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Azikiwe presided over the various law making processes after Nigeria's independence before handing over to senator Dennis Osadebay. The current Nigeria's senate president is senator David Mark. Senator David Mark hails from Benue State. He is the only senate president in Nigeria to retain the senate presidency twice in succession. The third republic senate president Nwafor Orizu was known to be the only Nigerian senate president to ascended to the position of senate
presidency through constitutional process.

Nnamdi Azikiwe served as the first Nigeria’s senate president from the year 1960 to 1960

Dennis Osadebay was the second Nigeria’s senate president from 1960 to 1963

Nwafor Orizu was the Third  Nigeria’s senate president from 1963 to 1966
 
Joseph Wayas was the fourth Senate president of Nigeria who served from 1979 to 1983

Iyorchia Ayu was the fifth Nigeria’s senate president. He served from 1992 to 1993

Ameh  Ebute  was the sixth Nigeria’s Senate president from 1993 to 1993

Evans Enwerem was the seventh Nigeria’s senate president from 1999 to 1999

Chuba Okadigbo  was the eighth Nigeria’s senate president from 1999 to 2000

Pius Anyim was the ninth Nigeria’s senate president from 2000 to 2003

Adolphus Wabara was the tenth Nigeria’s Senate president who served from 2003 to 2005

Ken Nnamani was the twelfth Nigeria’s Senate president who ruled from 2005 to 2007

 David Mark currently the senate president is the thirteenth and fourteenth senate president of Nigeria n2007 – Till Date