Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria - Wikipedia Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the Federal House of Representatives of Nigeria. Yakubu Dogara, the current speaker, was elected on June 9, 2015. Contents 1 History 2 Selection and succession to presidency 3 List of Speakers 4 References History Sir Frederic Metcalfe of Great Britain became Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria in 1955. 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 October 1, 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, October 1, 1983 - December 31, 1983. Selection and succession to presidency The speaker is chosen in an indirect election conducted within the House of Representatives. The Speaker is third in line for succession to the Nigerian presidency, after the President of the Senate and Vice President. List of Speakers Name Term Party Sir Frederic Metcalfe 1955 - 1959 Jaja Wachuku 1959 -- 1960 NCNC Ibrahim Jalo Waziri 1960 -- 1966 Edwin Ume - Ezeoke 1979 -- 1983 NPN Chaha Biam NPN Salisu Buhari 1999 -- 2000 PDP Ghali Umar Na'Abba 2000 -- 2003 PDP Aminu Bello Masari 2003 -- 2007 PDP Patricia Etteh 2007 PDP Dimeji Bankole 2007 -- 2011 PDP Aminu Waziri Tambuwal 2011 - 2015 APC Yakubu Dogara 2015 ( Incumbent ) APC References Nigeria portal Official website of the House of Representatives Assemblyonline, news agency on Nigeria 's National Assembly Speakers of the House of Representatives of Nigeria Frederic Metcalfe Jaja Wachuku Edwin Ume - Ezeoke Salisu Buhari Ghali Umar Na'Abba Aminu Bello Masari Patricia Etteh Dimeji Bankole Aminu Waziri Tambuwal Yakubu Dogara This article about government in Nigeria is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speaker_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_Nigeria&oldid=689454011 '' Categories : Legislative speakers Speakers of the House of Representatives ( Nigeria ) Lists of Members of the House of Representatives ( Nigeria ) Nigerian government stubs Talk Contents About Wikipedia Português Edit links This page was last edited on 7 November 2015, at 07 : 41. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who is the nigerian current speaker of house of assembly
Answer: Yakubu Dogara