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class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />29 May 2015 – 29 May 2023</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ivara_Esu" title="Ivara Esu">Ivara Esu</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Liyel_Imoke" title="Liyel Imoke">Liyel Imoke</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bassey_Otu" title="Bassey Otu">Bassey Edet Otu</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Nigeria" title="Senate of Nigeria">Senator</a> for <a href="/wiki/Cross_River_State" title="Cross River State">Cross River North</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />6 June 2011 – 29 May 2015</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rose_Oko" title="Rose Oko">Rose Oko</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Benedict Bengiuoshuye Ayade</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1968-03-02</span>) </span>2 March 1968<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 56)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Obudu" title="Obudu">Kakum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cross_River_State" title="Cross River State">Cross River State</a>, Nigeria</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">All Progressives Congress</a> (2021–present)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other political<br />affiliations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Peoples_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" title="Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)">Peoples Democratic Party</a> (2011–2021)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Linda_Ayade" class="mw-redirect" title="Linda Ayade">Linda Ayade</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data">St. Stephens Primary School</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Ibadan" title="University of Ibadan">University of Ibadan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambrose_Alli_University" title="Ambrose Alli University">Ambrose Alli University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_State_University,_Abraka" title="Delta State University, Abraka">Delta State University</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Profession</th><td 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li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Politician</li><li>lawyer</li><li>environmentalist</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://senatorbenayade.org">senatorbenayade<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Benedict Bengiuoshuye Ayade</b> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Niger" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the Niger">CON</a></span></span> (<span style="font-size:85%;">(<span class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/0\/0c\/Ig-Benedict_Ayade.ogg\/Ig-Benedict_Ayade.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","label":{"html":"listen"},"data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"Ig-Benedict Ayade.ogg"},"classes":["ext-phonos-PhonosButton","noexcerpt"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0c/Ig-Benedict_Ayade.ogg/Ig-Benedict_Ayade.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label">listen</span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:Ig-Benedict_Ayade.ogg" title="File:Ig-Benedict Ayade.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span>)</span>; born 2 March 1968) is a Nigerian politician who served as the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Cross_River_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Cross River State">governor of Cross River State</a> from 2015 to 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He served as <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Nigeria" title="Senate of Nigeria">Senator</a> for Cross River North from 2011 to 2015. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Ayade&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He was born in <a href="/wiki/Obudu" title="Obudu">Obudu LGA</a> of Cross River State on 2 March 1968 to Peter Akinsheye Ayade and Beatrice Ngayi Ayade. He hails from Kakum Village, Ipong Ward of Obudu Local Government Area of <a href="/wiki/Cross_River_State" title="Cross River State">Cross River State</a>, Nigeria. His parents were both devout <a href="/wiki/Catholicism" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholicism">Catholics</a>. His father worked as a public servant with the water board.<sup id="cite_ref-senator_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-senator-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Ayade&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Benedict Ayade received his primary education at St. Stephens Primary School, Obudu, and proceeded to Government Secondary School, Obudu, Nigeria, for his secondary education.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Ayade earned his B.Sc. (Honours) from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Ibadan" title="University of Ibadan">University of Ibadan</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ibadan" title="Ibadan">Ibadan</a>, Nigeria (1984–1988). He then proceeded to obtain his M.Sc. in microbiology (1989–1990) and subsequently his Ph.D. in environmental microbiology from the same University of Ibadan (1990–1994), winning the Best Doctoral <a href="/wiki/Dissertation" class="mw-redirect" title="Dissertation">Dissertation</a> Award in Environmental Microbiology. Ayade also has an MBA (2000–2002) from <a href="/wiki/Ambrose_Alli_University" title="Ambrose Alli University">Ambrose Alli University</a> Ekpoma, Edo State. Ayade is a lawyer with an LL.B. law degree (2006–2010) from <a href="/wiki/Delta_State_University,_Abraka" title="Delta State University, Abraka">Delta State University, Abraka</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ayade went on to work as a lecturer at <a href="/wiki/Delta_State_University,_Abraka" title="Delta State University, Abraka">Delta State University, Abraka</a>, where he was subsequently appointed <a href="/wiki/Professor" title="Professor">professor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-senator_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-senator-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From his work in <a href="/wiki/Groundwater" title="Groundwater">groundwater</a> remediation in Nigeria, Ayade invented a <a href="/wiki/Sewage_treatment_plant" class="mw-redirect" title="Sewage treatment plant">sewage treatment plant</a> powered by <a href="/wiki/Solar_energy" title="Solar energy">solar energy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-channelstv_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-channelstv-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appointments/political_career"><span id="Appointments.2Fpolitical_career"></span>Appointments/political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Ayade&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Appointments/political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Chairman of Ecological Fund</li> <li>Chairman of International Institute of Environmental Research</li> <li>Member of Strategic Policy Advisory Council</li> <li>Member of Nigeria Association of Petroleum Engineers</li> <li>Member of Cross River State Poverty Alleviation Board<sup id="cite_ref-senator_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-senator-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Ayade ventured into politics when he ran for a seat in the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="National Assembly of Nigeria">Nigerian Senate</a> in the 2011 elections as a member of the PDP. Ayade was elected by accumulating a total of 91,123 votes.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>During his term in the Senate, Ayade held the position of vice-chairman, Senate Committee on <a href="/wiki/Environment_(biophysical)" class="mw-redirect" title="Environment (biophysical)">Environment</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ecology" title="Ecology">Ecology</a>. He was also a member of other committees such as Petroleum Downstream, <a href="/wiki/Education" title="Education">Education</a>, Drugs/Narcotics/Crime etc.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Ayade won the <a href="/wiki/Gubernatorial" class="mw-redirect" title="Gubernatorial">gubernatorial</a> poll again on the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the April 2015 elections in Cross River State, having polled 342,016 votes ahead of the <a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">All Progressives Congress</a> candidate in the state, Odey Ochicha, with 53,983 votes.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ayade recontested in the 2019 gubernatorial elections as a member of the People Democratic Party (PDP) and was reelected as the governor of Cross River State.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-channelstv_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-channelstv-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Ayade&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ayade was awarded the 2016 Vanguard Governor of the Year.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ayade was awarded the 2019 Champion Newspaper Governor of the Year.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ayade was awarded the 2020 Leadership newspaper Governor of the year. </p><p>Ayade was also awarded the Blueprint Newspaper Governor of the Year on Agro-industrialization 2021. The award was in recognition of his developmental strides on Agro-industrialization. </p><p>On 24 August 2019, Ayade was invested as the Knight of St. John (KSJ) International by the Roman Catholic Church, Sacred Heart Cathedral, the seat of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calabar.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2022, he was awarded a national honour of Commander of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Niger" title="Order of the Niger">Order of the Niger</a> (CON) by President <a href="/wiki/Muhammadu_Buhari" title="Muhammadu Buhari">Muhammadu Buhari</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Family_and_personal_life">Family and personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Ayade&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Family and personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ayade is married to Dr. <a href="/wiki/Linda_Ayade" class="mw-redirect" title="Linda Ayade">Linda Ayade</a> and has 3 children.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His hobbies include reading, playing and watching games, as well as dancing.<sup id="cite_ref-senator_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-senator-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Ayade&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Cross_River_State" title="List of governors of Cross River State">List of governors of Cross River State</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Ayade&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Adamawa" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Adamawa">Adamawa</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>S <a href="/wiki/Ahmed_Hassan_Barata" title="Ahmed Hassan Barata">Ahmed Hassan Barata</a> (PDP)</li> <li>C <a href="/wiki/Bello_Mohammed_Tukur" title="Bello Mohammed Tukur">Bello Mohammed Tukur</a> (PDP)</li> <li>N <a href="/wiki/Bindo_Jibrilla" class="mw-redirect" title="Bindo Jibrilla">Bindo Jibrilla</a> (PDP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Akwa_Ibom" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Akwa Ibom">Akwa Ibom</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>NW <a href="/wiki/Aloysius_Akpan_Etok" title="Aloysius Akpan Etok">Aloysius Akpan Etok</a> (PDP)</li> <li>NE <a href="/wiki/Ita_Enang" title="Ita Enang">Ita Enang</a> (PDP)</li> <li>S <a href="/wiki/Helen_Esuene" title="Helen Esuene">Helen Esuene</a> (PDP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Anambra" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Anambra">Anambra</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>C <a href="/wiki/Chris_Ngige" title="Chris Ngige">Chris Ngige</a> (ACN)</li> <li>S <a href="/wiki/Emmanuel_Nnamdi_Uba" class="mw-redirect" title="Emmanuel Nnamdi Uba">Emmanuel Nnamdi Uba</a> (PDP)</li> <li>N <a href="/wiki/John_Okechukwuemeka" title="John Okechukwuemeka">John Okechukwuemeka</a> (PDP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Bauchi" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Bauchi">Bauchi</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>C <a href="/wiki/Abdul_Ahmed_Ningi" title="Abdul Ahmed Ningi">Abdul Ahmed Ningi</a> (PDP)</li> <li>N <a href="/wiki/Babayo_Garba_Gamawa" title="Babayo Garba Gamawa">Babayo Garba Gamawa</a> (PDP)</li> <li>S <a href="/wiki/Adamu_Gumba" title="Adamu Gumba">Adamu Gumba</a> (PDP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Bayelsa" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Bayelsa">Bayelsa</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>W <a href="/wiki/Heineken_Lokpobiri" title="Heineken Lokpobiri">Heineken Lokpobiri</a> (PDP)</li> <li>E <a href="/wiki/Clever_Ikisikpo" title="Clever Ikisikpo">Clever Ikisikpo</a> (PDP)</li> <li>C <a href="/wiki/Emmanuel_Paulker" title="Emmanuel Paulker">Emmanuel Paulker</a> (PDP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Benue" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Benue">Benue</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>S <a href="/wiki/David_Mark" title="David Mark">David Mark</a> (PDP)</li> <li>NW <a href="/wiki/George_Akume" title="George Akume">George Akume</a> (ACN)</li> <li>NE <a href="/wiki/Barnabas_Andyar_Gemade" title="Barnabas Andyar Gemade">Barnabas Andyar Gemade</a> (PDP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Borno" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Borno">Borno</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>C <a href="/wiki/Ahmed_Zanna" title="Ahmed Zanna">Ahmed Zanna</a> (PDP)</li> <li>N <a href="/wiki/Maina_Maaji_Lawan" title="Maina Maaji Lawan">Maina Maaji Lawan</a> (ANPP)</li> <li>S <a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Ali_Ndume" title="Mohammed Ali Ndume">Mohammed Ali Ndume</a> (APC)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Cross_River" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Cross River">Cross River</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>S <a href="/wiki/Bassey_Otu" title="Bassey Otu">Bassey Otu</a> (PDP)</li> <li>N <a href="/wiki/Benedict_Ayade" class="mw-redirect" title="Benedict Ayade">Benedict Ayade</a> (PDP)</li> <li>C <a href="/wiki/Victor_Ndoma-Egba" title="Victor Ndoma-Egba">Victor Ndoma-Egba</a> (PDP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:10em;"><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Delta" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Delta">Delta</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>S <a href="/wiki/James_Manager" title="James Manager">James Manager</a> (PDP)</li> <li>N <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Okowa_Ifeanyi" class="mw-redirect" title="Arthur Okowa Ifeanyi">Arthur Okowa Ifeanyi</a> (PDP)</li> <li>C <a href="/wiki/Akpor_Pius_Ewherido" title="Akpor Pius Ewherido">Akpor Pius Ewherido</a> (DPP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Ebonyi" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Ebonyi">Ebonyi</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>N <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Nwankwo" title="Christopher Nwankwo">Christopher Nwankwo</a> (PDP)</li> <li>S <a href="/wiki/Sonni_Ogbuoji" title="Sonni Ogbuoji">Sonni Ogbuoji</a> (PDP)</li> <li>C <a href="/wiki/Paulinus_Igwe_Nwagu" title="Paulinus Igwe Nwagu">Paulinus Igwe Nwagu</a> (PDP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Edo" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Edo">Edo</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>S <a href="/wiki/Ehigie_Edobor_Uzamere" title="Ehigie Edobor Uzamere">Ehigie Edobor Uzamere</a> (ACN)</li> <li>C <a href="/wiki/Odion_Ugbesia" title="Odion Ugbesia">Odion Ugbesia</a> (PDP)</li> <li>N <a href="/wiki/Domingo_Alaba_Obende" title="Domingo Alaba Obende">Domingo Alaba Obende</a> (ACN)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Ekiti" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Ekiti">Ekiti</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>C <a href="/wiki/Babafemi_Ojudu" title="Babafemi Ojudu">Babafemi Ojudu</a> (ACN)</li> <li>N <a href="/w/index.php?title=Olubunmi_Adetunbi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Olubunmi Adetunbi (page does not exist)">Olubunmi Adetunbi</a> (ACN)</li> <li>S <a href="/w/index.php?title=Anthony_Adeniyi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Anthony Adeniyi (page does not exist)">Anthony Adeniyi</a> (ACN)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Enugu" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Enugu">Enugu</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>N <a href="/wiki/Ayogu_Eze" title="Ayogu Eze">Ayogu Eze</a> (PDP)</li> <li>E <a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Nnaji" title="Gilbert Nnaji">Gilbert Nnaji</a> (PDP)</li> <li>W <a href="/wiki/Ike_Ekweremadu" title="Ike Ekweremadu">Ike Ekweremadu</a> (PDP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Gombe" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Gombe">Gombe</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>C <a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Danjuma_Goje" title="Mohammed Danjuma Goje">Mohammed Danjuma Goje</a> (APC)</li> <li>N <a href="/wiki/Sa%27idu_Ahmed_Alkali" title="Sa'idu Ahmed Alkali">Sa'idu Ahmed Alkali</a> (PDP)</li> <li>S <a href="/wiki/Joshua_M._Lidani" class="mw-redirect" title="Joshua M. Lidani">Joshua M. Lidani</a> (PDP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Imo" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Imo">Imo</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>E <a href="/wiki/Chris_Anyanwu" title="Chris Anyanwu">Chris Anyanwu</a> (APGA)</li> <li>W <a href="/wiki/Hope_Uzodinma" class="mw-redirect" title="Hope Uzodinma">Hope Uzodinma</a> (PDP)</li> <li>N <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Ifeanyi_Nwagwu" title="Matthew Ifeanyi Nwagwu">Matthew Ifeanyi Nwagwu</a> (PDP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Jigawa" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Jigawa">Jigawa</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>NE <a href="/wiki/Abdulaziz_Usman" title="Abdulaziz Usman">Abdulaziz Usman</a> (PDP)</li> <li>NW <a href="/wiki/Danladi_Abdullahi_Sankara" title="Danladi Abdullahi Sankara">Danladi Abdullahi Sankara</a> (PDP)</li> <li>SW <a href="/wiki/Abdulmumini_M._Hassan" title="Abdulmumini M. Hassan">Abdulmumini M. Hassan</a> (PDP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Kaduna" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Kaduna">Kaduna</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>N <a href="/wiki/Yusuf_Datti_Baba-Ahmed" title="Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed">Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed</a> (CPC)</li> <li>S <a href="/wiki/Nenadi_Usman" title="Nenadi Usman">Nenadi Usman</a> (PDP)</li> <li>C <a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Saleh_(politician)" title="Mohammed Saleh (politician)">Mohammed Saleh</a> (CPC)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:10em;"><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Kano" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Kano">Kano</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>N <a href="/wiki/Bello_Hayatu_Gwarzo" title="Bello Hayatu Gwarzo">Bello Hayatu Gwarzo</a> (PDP)</li> <li>S <a href="/wiki/Kabiru_Ibrahim_Gaya" title="Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya">Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya</a> (ANPP)</li> <li>C <a href="/wiki/Basheer_Garba_Mohammed" title="Basheer Garba Mohammed">Basheer Garba Mohammed</a> (PDP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Katsina" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Katsina">Katsina</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>S <a href="/wiki/Abu_Ibrahim_(Nigerian_politician)" title="Abu Ibrahim (Nigerian politician)">Abu Ibrahim</a> (CPC)</li> <li>C <a href="/wiki/Ahmed_Sani_Stores" title="Ahmed Sani Stores">Ahmed Sani Stores</a> (CPC)</li> <li>N <a href="/wiki/Hadi_Sirika" title="Hadi Sirika">Hadi Sirika</a> (CPC)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Kebbi" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Kebbi">Kebbi</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>S <a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Magoro" title="Mohammed Magoro">Mohammed Magoro</a> (PDP)</li> <li>C <a href="/wiki/Abubakar_Atiku_Bagudu" title="Abubakar Atiku Bagudu">Abubakar Atiku Bagudu</a> (PDP)</li> <li>N <a href="/w/index.php?title=Isa_Muhammed_Galaudu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Isa Muhammed Galaudu (page does not exist)">Isa Muhammed Galaudu</a> (PDP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Kogi" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Kogi">Kogi</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>E <a href="/wiki/Emmanuel_Dangana_Ocheja" title="Emmanuel Dangana Ocheja">Emmanuel Dangana Ocheja</a> (PDP)</li> <li>C <a href="/w/index.php?title=Nurudeen_Abatemi_Usman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nurudeen Abatemi Usman (page does not exist)">Nurudeen Abatemi Usman</a> (PDP)</li> <li>W <a href="/wiki/Smart_Adeyemi" title="Smart Adeyemi">Smart Adeyemi</a> (PDP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Kwara" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Kwara">Kwara</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>C <a href="/wiki/Bukola_Saraki" title="Bukola Saraki">Bukola Saraki</a> (APC)</li> <li>N <a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Shaaba_Lafiagi" title="Mohammed Shaaba Lafiagi">Mohammed Shaaba Lafiagi</a> (PDP)</li> <li>S <a href="/wiki/Simon_Ajibola" title="Simon Ajibola">Simon Ajibola</a> (PDP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Lagos" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Lagos">Lagos</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>E <a href="/wiki/Gbenga_Bareehu_Ashafa" class="mw-redirect" title="Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa">Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa</a> (ACN)</li> <li>W <a href="/wiki/Ganiyu_Solomon" title="Ganiyu Solomon">Ganiyu Solomon</a> (ACN)</li> <li>C <a href="/wiki/Oluremi_Tinubu" class="mw-redirect" title="Oluremi Tinubu">Oluremi Tinubu</a> (ACN)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Nasarawa" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Nasarawa">Nasarawa</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>W <a href="/wiki/Abdullahi_Adamu" title="Abdullahi Adamu">Abdullahi Adamu</a> (APC)</li> <li>N <a href="/wiki/Yusuf_Musa_Nagogo" title="Yusuf Musa Nagogo">Yusuf Musa Nagogo</a> (CPC)</li> <li>S <a href="/wiki/Suleiman_Asonya_Adokwe" class="mw-redirect" title="Suleiman Asonya Adokwe">Suleiman Asonya Adokwe</a> (PDP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Niger" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Niger">Niger</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>E <a href="/wiki/Dahiru_Awaisu_Kuta" title="Dahiru Awaisu Kuta">Dahiru Awaisu Kuta</a> (PDP)</li> <li>N <a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Musa" title="Ibrahim Musa">Ibrahim Musa</a> (CPC)</li> <li>S <a href="/wiki/Zainab_Abdulkadir_Kure" title="Zainab Abdulkadir Kure">Zainab Abdulkadir Kure</a> (PDP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Ogun" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Ogun">Ogun</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>W <a href="/wiki/Akin_Babalola_Kamar_Odunsi" title="Akin Babalola Kamar Odunsi">Akin Babalola Kamar Odunsi</a> (ACN)</li> <li>C <a href="/wiki/Olugbenga_Onaolapo_Obadara" title="Olugbenga Onaolapo Obadara">Olugbenga Onaolapo Obadara</a> (ACN)</li> <li>E <a href="/wiki/Sefiu_Adegbenga_Kaka" title="Sefiu Adegbenga Kaka">Sefiu Adegbenga Kaka</a> (ACN)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:10em;"><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Ondo" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Ondo">Ondo</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>N <a href="/wiki/Robert_Ajayi_Boroffice" title="Robert Ajayi Boroffice">Robert Ajayi Boroffice</a> (LP)</li> <li>C <a href="/wiki/Akinyelure_Patrick_Ayo" class="mw-redirect" title="Akinyelure Patrick Ayo">Akinyelure Patrick Ayo</a> (LP)</li> <li>S <a href="/wiki/Boluwaji_Kunlere" title="Boluwaji Kunlere">Boluwaji Kunlere</a> (LP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Osun" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Osun">Osun</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>W <a href="/wiki/Mudasiru_Oyetunde_Hussein" title="Mudasiru Oyetunde Hussein">Mudasiru Oyetunde Hussein</a> (ACN)</li> <li>E <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Omoworare_Babajide" class="mw-redirect" title="Christopher Omoworare Babajide">Christopher Omoworare Babajide</a> (ACN)</li> <li>C <a href="/wiki/Olusola_Adeyeye" title="Olusola Adeyeye">Olusola Adeyeye</a> (ACN)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Oyo" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Oyo">Oyo</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>N <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hosea_Ayoola_Agbola&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hosea Ayoola Agbola (page does not exist)">Hosea Ayoola Agbola</a> (PDP)</li> <li>S <a href="/wiki/Olufemi_Lanlehin" title="Olufemi Lanlehin">Olufemi Lanlehin</a> (ACN)</li> <li>C <a href="/wiki/Ayoade_Ademola_Adeseun" title="Ayoade Ademola Adeseun">Ayoade Ademola Adeseun</a> (ACN)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Plateau" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Plateau">Plateau</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>N <a href="/wiki/Gyang_Dalyop_Datong" title="Gyang Dalyop Datong">Gyang Datong</a> (PDP)</li> <li>S <a href="/wiki/Victor_Lar" title="Victor Lar">Victor Lar</a> (PDP)</li> <li>C <a href="/wiki/Joshua_Dariye" title="Joshua Dariye">Joshua Dariye</a> (LP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Rivers" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Rivers">Rivers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>E <a href="/wiki/George_Thompson_Sekibo" title="George Thompson Sekibo">George Thompson Sekibo</a> (PDP)</li> <li>S <a href="/wiki/Magnus_Ngei_Abe" title="Magnus Ngei Abe">Magnus Ngei Abe</a> (APC)</li> <li>W <a href="/wiki/Wilson_Asinobi_Ake" title="Wilson Asinobi Ake">Wilson Asinobi Ake</a> (APC)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Sokoto" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Sokoto">Sokoto</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>E <a href="/wiki/Abdullahi_Ibrahim_Gobir" title="Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir">Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir</a> (APC)</li> <li>N <a href="/wiki/Ahmed_Muhammad_Maccido" title="Ahmed Muhammad Maccido">Ahmed Muhammad Maccido</a> (PDP)</li> <li>S <a href="/wiki/Umaru_Dahiru" title="Umaru Dahiru">Umaru Dahiru</a> (APC)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Taraba" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Taraba">Taraba</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>N <a href="/wiki/Aisha_Jummai" class="mw-redirect" title="Aisha Jummai">Aisha Jummai</a> (APC)</li> <li>C <a href="/wiki/Abubakar_Umar_Tutare" title="Abubakar Umar Tutare">Abubakar Umar Tutare</a> (PDP)</li> <li>S <a href="/wiki/Emmanuel_G._Bwacha" class="mw-redirect" title="Emmanuel G. Bwacha">Emmanuel G. Bwacha</a> (PDP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Yobe" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Yobe">Yobe</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>N <a href="/wiki/Ahmed_Ibrahim_Lawan" class="mw-redirect" title="Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan">Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan</a> (ANPP)</li> <li>E <a href="/wiki/Bukar_Ibrahim" title="Bukar Ibrahim">Bukar Ibrahim</a> (ANPP)</li> <li>S <a href="/wiki/Alkali_Abdulkadir_Jajere" title="Alkali Abdulkadir Jajere">Alkali Abdulkadir Jajere</a> (ANPP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Zamfara" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Zamfara">Zamfara</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>W <a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Sani_Yerima" title="Ahmad Sani Yerima">Ahmad Rufai Sani</a> (ANPP)</li> <li>C <a href="/wiki/Kabir_Garba_Marafa" title="Kabir Garba Marafa">Kabir Garba Marafa</a> (ANPP)</li> <li>N <a href="/wiki/Sahabi_Alhaji_Ya%C3%BA" title="Sahabi Alhaji Yaú">Sahabi Alhaji Yaú</a> (PDP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <dl><dt>ACN</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Action_Congress_of_Nigeria" title="Action Congress of Nigeria">Action Congress of Nigeria</a></dd> <dt>ANPP</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/All_Nigeria_People%27s_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="All Nigeria People's Party">All Nigeria People's Party</a></dd> <dt>APGA</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Grand_Alliance" title="All Progressives Grand Alliance">All Progressives Grand Alliance</a></dd> <dt>CPC</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Congress_for_Progressive_Change" title="Congress for Progressive Change">Congress for Progressive Change</a></dd> <dt>DPP</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Democratic_People%27s_Party_(Nigeria)" title="Democratic People's Party (Nigeria)">Democratic People's Party</a></dd> <dt>LP</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Nigeria)" title="Labour Party (Nigeria)">Labour Party</a></dd> <dt>PDP</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)">People's Democratic Party</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>See also</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Senators_of_the_6th_National_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerian Senators of the 6th National Assembly">Members of the Senate of Nigeria in the 6th National Assembly (2007-2011)</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; 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