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( January 2010 ) Senate 8th National Assembly Type Type Upper house of the National Assembly of Nigeria Leadership President of the Senate Bukola Saraki, PDP Since June 9, 2015 Deputy President of the Senate Ike Ekweremadu, PDP Since June 9, 2015 Structure Seats 109 Political groups All Progressives Congress ( Nigeria ) ( 53 ) # 006903 People 's Democratic Party ( 50 Others ( 4 ) Vacant ( 2 ) Length of term 4 years Elections Voting system Multi-member plurality system Last election 29 March 2015 Meeting place Abuja Website http://www.nass.gov.ng/ Nigeria This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Nigeria Constitution Human rights Government President ( list ) Muhammadu Buhari Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Cabinet Federal Parastatals National Assembly Senate House of Representatives Judiciary Supreme Court Subdivisions States State governors Local Government Areas Elections Recent elections Presidential : 2011 2015 2019 Parliamentary : 2011 2015 2019 Political parties Foreign relations Minister of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic missions of Nigeria to Nigeria Passport Visa requirements Other countries Atlas The Senate is the upper house of the Nigeria 's bicameral legislature, the National Assembly of Nigeria. The National Assembly ( popularly referred to as NASS ) is the nation 's highest legislature, whose power to make laws is summarized in chapter one, section four of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution. It consists of 109 senators : the 36 states are each divided in 3 senatorial districts each electing one senator ; the Federal Capital Territory elects only one senator. The President of the Senate is the presiding officer of the Senate, whose chief function is to guide and regulate the proceedings in the Senate. The Senate President is third in the Nigerian presidential line of succession. He is assisted by the Deputy President of the Senate. The current Senate President is Sen. Bukola Saraki and the current Deputy Senate President is Ike Ekweremadu both of the People 's Democratic Party. The Senate President and his Deputy are also assisted by principal officers including the Majority Leader, Deputy Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Deputy Minority Leader, Chief Whip, Deputy Chief Whip, Minority Whip, and Deputy Minority Whip. In addition, there are 63 Standing Committees in the Senate chaired by Committee Chairmen. The lower house is the House of Representatives. Contents 1 Nigerian State Delegations 2 Functions of the Senate 2.1 Legislation 2.2 Checks and Balances 3 Majority and minority parties 4 Term 5 Defection of some members in 2018 6 References 7 External links Nigerian State Delegations Abia Adamawa Akwa Ibom Anambra Bauchi Bayelsa Benue Borno Cross River Delta Ebonyi Edo Ekiti Enugu Gombe Imo Jigawa Kaduna Kano Katsina Kebbi Kogi Kwara Lagos Nasarawa Niger Ogun Ondo Osun Oyo Plateau Rivers Sokoto Taraba Yobe Zamfara FCT Functions of the Senate Legislation Bills may be introduced in any chamber of the National Assembly. However, the Nigerian constitution provides that money bills ( Revenue and Appropriation bills ) must originate in the House of Representatives, although the approval of both the Senate and the House of Representatives is required for any bill, including money bills, to become law. Checks and balances The constitution provides several unique functions for the Senate that form its ability to `` check and balance '' other elements of the Federal Government of Nigeria. These include the requirement that the Senate may advise and must consent to some of the President 's government appointments ; also the Senate must consent to all treaties with foreign governments and it tries all impeachments. Majority and Minority parties The `` Majority party '' is the party that either has a majority of seats or can form a coalition or caucus with a majority of seats ; if two or more parties are tied the Senate President 's affiliation determines which party becomes the majority party. The second largest party is the Minority party. Term Senators are to serve a term of four years until a General election. Senators have unlimited tenure and can remain in the chamber for as long as they are re-elected in general elections. Defection of some members in 2018 A group of 15 senators of Nigeria 's ruling party defected to the main opposition group underscoring rising political tensions thereby making the All Progressive Congress lose her majority stake, although Senate President Bukola Saraki was not among initially, but he finally decamped to the people 's democratic party on Tuesday 31st July 2018. In August 2018, Senator Akpabio resigned as the Senate Minority Leader while joining the long list of Legislative defectors by joining the ruling APC. Members of the Senate of Nigeria in the 8th National Assembly ( 2015 - 2019 ) Abia S : Abaribe Enynnaya ( PDP ) C : Theodore Orji ( PDP ) N : Mao Ohuabunwa ( PDP ) Abuja FCT : Philips Tanimu Aduda ( PDP ) Adamawa S : Ahmad Abubakar ( APC ) C : Nyako Abdul - Aziz ( PDP ) N : Binta Garba ( APC ) Akwa Ibom NW : Bassey Albert ( PDP ) NE : Godswill Akpabio ( PDP ) S : Nelson Effiong ( PDP ) Anambra C : Uche Ekwunife ( PDP ) S : Emmanuel Nnamdi Uba ( PDP ) N : Stella Oduah - Ogiemwonyi ( PDP ) Bauchi C : Isah Misau ( PDP ) N : Suleiman Nazif ( PDP ) S : Malam Wakili ( APC ) Bayelsa W : Foster Ogola ( PDP ) E : Ben Murray - Bruce ( PDP ) C : Emmanuel Paulker ( PDP ) Benue S : David Mark ( PDP ) NW : George Akume ( APC ) NE : Barnabas Andyar Gemade ( PDP ) Borno C : Baba Garba ( APC ) N : Abubakar Kyari ( APC ) S : Mohammed Ali Ndume ( APC ) Cross River S : Gershom Bassey ( PDP ) N : Rose Okoji Oko ( PDP ) C : John Enoh ( PDP ) Delta S : James Manager ( PDP ) N : Peter Nwaoboshi ( PDP ) C : Ovie Omo - Agege ( APC ) Ebonyi N : Samuel Egwu ( PDP ) S : Sonni Ogbuoji ( PDP ) C : Joseph Ogba ( PDP ) Edo S : Aisagbonriodion Urhoghide ( PDP ) C : Ordia Clifford ( PDP ) N : Francis Alimikhena ( APC ) Ekiti C : Fatimat Olufunke Raji - Rasaki ( PDP ) N : Duro Faseyi ( PDP ) S : Biodun Olujimi ( PDP ) Enugu N : Utazi Chukwuka ( PDP ) E : Gilbert E. Nnaji ( PDP ) W : Ike Ekweremadu ( PDP ) Gombe C : Mohammed Danjuma Goje ( APC ) N : Usman Bayero Nafada ( PDP ) S : Joshua Moltobok ( PDP ) Imo E : Samuel Anyanwu ( PDP ) W : Hope Uzodinma ( PDP ) N : Benjamin Uwajumogu ( APC ) Jigawa NE : Muhammad Shittu ( PDP ) NW : Abdullahi Gumel ( APC ) SW : Senator Mohammed Sabo ( APC ) Kaduna N : Suleiman Hunkuyi ( PDP ) S : Danjuma Laah ( PDP ) C : Shehu Sani ( APC ) Kano N : Jibrin Barau ( APC ) S : Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya ( APC ) C : Rabiu Kwankwaso ( PDP ) Katsina S : Abu Ibrahim ( APC ) C : Kurfi Umaru ( APC ) N : Mustapha Bukar ( APC ) Kebbi S : Bala Naallah ( APC ) C : Ahmed Ogembe ( APC ) N : Yahaya Abdullahi ( APC ) Kogi E : Isaac Alfa ( APC ) ( sacked ) Atia Usman ( PDP ) C : Ahmed Ogembe ( PDP ) W : Dino Melaye ( PDP ) Kwara C : Bukola Saraki ( APC ) N : Mohammed Shaaba Lafiagi ( PDP ) S : Rafiu Ibrahim ( PDP ) Lagos E : Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa ( APC ) W : Solomon Olamilekan Adeola ( APC ) C : Oluremi Tinubu ( APC ) Nasarawa W : Abdullahi Adamu ( APC ) N : Aruwa Gyunka ( PDP ) S : Suleiman Asonya Adokwe ( PDP ) Niger E : David Umaru ( APC ) N : Aliyu Abdullahi ( APC ) S : Sani Mohammed ( APC ) Ogun W : Joseph Dada ( APC ) C : Lanre Tejuosho ( PDP ) E : Buruji Kashamu ( PDP ) Ondo N : Robert Ajayi Boroffice ( APC ) C : Omotayo Donald ( APC ) S : Yele Omogunwa ( PDP ) Osun W : Isiaka Adeleke ( APC ) -- 2015 -- 2017 Ademola Adeleke ( PDP ) -- 2017 -- Present E : Christopher Omoworare Babajide ( APC ) C : Olusola Adeyeye ( APC ) Oyo N : Abdulfatai Buhari ( APC ) S : Rilwan Adesoji Akanbi ( PDP ) C : Monsurat Sunmonu ( PDP ) Plateau N : Jonah Jang ( PDP ) S : Jeremiah Useni ( PDP ) C : Joshua Dariye ( PDP ) Rivers E : George Thompson Sekibo ( PDP ) S : Magnus Ngei Abe ( APC ) W : Osinakachukwu Ideozu ( PDP ) Sokoto E : Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir ( APC ) N : Aliyu Wamakko ( APC ) S : Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba ( PDP ) Taraba N : Abubakar Sani ( PDP ) C : Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf ( APC ) S : Emmanuel G. Bwacha ( PDP ) Yobe N : Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan ( APC ) E : Bukar Ibrahim ( APC ) S : Mohammed Hassan ( PDP ) Zamfara W : Ahmad Rufai Sani ( PDP ) C : Kabir Garba Marafa ( APC ) N : Tijjani Kaura ( APC ) APC : All Progressives Congress - PDP : People 's Democratic Party References Jump up ^ Federal Republic of Nigeria, National Assembly. `` Administration ''. Retrieved 7 August 2018. Jump up ^ Federal Republic of Nigeria, National Assembly. `` History And Roles ''. Retrieved 7 August 2018. Jump up ^ Federal Republic of Nigeria, National Assembly. `` Principal Officers of The Senate ''. Retrieved 7 August 2018. Jump up ^ Federal Republic of Nigeria, National Assembly. `` Find a Committee ''. Retrieved 7 August 2018. Jump up ^ http://www.nassnig.org/nass/Princ_officers.php?title_sur=Sen Jump up ^ Federal Republic of Nigeria, National Assembly. `` The Legislative Process ''. Retrieved 7 August 2018. Jump up ^ Federal Republic of Nigeria, National Assembly. `` Senate Constitutional Role ''. 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External links Official website Members of the Senate of Nigeria in the 8th National Assembly ( 2015 - 2019 ) Abia S : Abaribe Enynnaya ( PDP ) C : Theodore Orji ( PDP ) N : Mao Ohuabunwa ( PDP ) Abuja FCT : Philips Tanimu Aduda ( PDP ) Adamawa S : Ahmad Abubakar ( APC ) C : Nyako Abdul - Aziz ( PDP ) N : Binta Garba ( APC ) Akwa Ibom NW : Bassey Albert ( PDP ) NE : Godswill Akpabio ( PDP ) S : Nelson Effiong ( PDP ) Anambra C : Uche Ekwunife ( PDP ) S : Emmanuel Nnamdi Uba ( PDP ) N : Stella Oduah - Ogiemwonyi ( PDP ) Bauchi C : Isah Misau ( PDP ) N : Suleiman Nazif ( PDP ) S : Malam Wakili ( APC ) Bayelsa W : Foster Ogola ( PDP ) E : Ben Murray - Bruce ( PDP ) C : Emmanuel Paulker ( PDP ) Benue S : David Mark ( PDP ) NW : George Akume ( APC ) NE : Barnabas Andyar Gemade ( PDP ) Borno C : Baba Garba ( APC ) N : Abubakar Kyari ( APC ) S : Mohammed Ali Ndume ( APC ) Cross River S : Gershom Bassey ( PDP ) N : Rose Okoji Oko ( PDP ) C : John Enoh ( PDP ) Delta S : James Manager ( PDP ) N : Peter Nwaoboshi ( PDP ) C : Ovie Omo - Agege ( APC ) Ebonyi N : Samuel Egwu ( PDP ) S : Sonni Ogbuoji ( PDP ) C : Joseph Ogba ( PDP ) Edo S : Aisagbonriodion Urhoghide ( PDP ) C : Ordia Clifford ( PDP ) N : Francis Alimikhena ( APC ) Ekiti C : Fatimat Olufunke Raji - Rasaki ( PDP ) N : Duro Faseyi ( PDP ) S : Biodun Olujimi ( PDP ) Enugu N : Utazi Chukwuka ( PDP ) E : Gilbert E. Nnaji ( PDP ) W : Ike Ekweremadu ( PDP ) Gombe C : Mohammed Danjuma Goje ( APC ) N : Usman Bayero Nafada ( PDP ) S : Joshua Moltobok ( PDP ) Imo E : Samuel Anyanwu ( PDP ) W : Hope Uzodinma ( PDP ) N : Benjamin Uwajumogu ( APC ) Jigawa NE : Muhammad Shittu ( PDP ) NW : Abdullahi Gumel ( APC ) SW : Senator Mohammed Sabo ( APC ) Kaduna N : Suleiman Hunkuyi ( PDP ) S : Danjuma Laah ( PDP ) C : Shehu Sani ( APC ) Kano N : Jibrin Barau ( APC ) S : Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya ( APC ) C : Rabiu Kwankwaso ( PDP ) Katsina S : Abu Ibrahim ( APC ) C : Kurfi Umaru ( APC ) N : Mustapha Bukar ( APC ) Kebbi S : Bala Naallah ( APC ) C : Ahmed Ogembe ( APC ) N : Yahaya Abdullahi ( APC ) Kogi E : Isaac Alfa ( APC ) ( sacked ) Atia Usman ( PDP ) C : Ahmed Ogembe ( PDP ) W : Dino Melaye ( PDP ) Kwara C : Bukola Saraki ( APC ) N : Mohammed Shaaba Lafiagi ( PDP ) S : Rafiu Ibrahim ( PDP ) Lagos E : Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa ( APC ) W : Solomon Olamilekan Adeola ( APC ) C : Oluremi Tinubu ( APC ) Nasarawa W : Abdullahi Adamu ( APC ) N : Aruwa Gyunka ( PDP ) S : Suleiman Asonya Adokwe ( PDP ) Niger E : David Umaru ( APC ) N : Aliyu Abdullahi ( APC ) S : Sani Mohammed ( APC ) Ogun W : Joseph Dada ( APC ) C : Lanre Tejuosho ( PDP ) E : Buruji Kashamu ( PDP ) Ondo N : Robert Ajayi Boroffice ( APC ) C : Omotayo Donald ( APC ) S : Yele Omogunwa ( PDP ) Osun W : Isiaka Adeleke ( APC ) -- 2015 -- 2017 Ademola Adeleke ( PDP ) -- 2017 -- Present E : Christopher Omoworare Babajide ( APC ) C : Olusola Adeyeye ( APC ) Oyo N : Abdulfatai Buhari ( APC ) S : Rilwan Adesoji Akanbi ( PDP ) C : Monsurat Sunmonu ( PDP ) Plateau N : Jonah Jang ( PDP ) S : Jeremiah Useni ( PDP ) C : Joshua Dariye ( PDP ) Rivers E : George Thompson Sekibo ( PDP ) S : Magnus Ngei Abe ( APC ) W : Osinakachukwu Ideozu ( PDP ) Sokoto E : Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir ( APC ) N : Aliyu Wamakko ( APC ) S : Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba ( PDP ) Taraba N : Abubakar Sani ( PDP ) C : Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf ( APC ) S : Emmanuel G. 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Question: which party has the highest number of senators in nigeria
Answer: All Progressives Congress (Nigeria)