Know Thy 109 Newly Elected Senators of the 8th National Assembly, By Bolaji Aluko

My People

1. A new Senate of 109 Members (Senators) of 3 members each per state (total of 36 states) and one for FCT, has just been elected – on March 28, 2015. Congratulations to them….

2. Their average age is 55.6, with a range of 40 years old (Niger South Mohammed Garba) to 74 years old (Kwara North Mohammed Lafiagi).

3. Of this number of 109 Senators, only eignt (8) are female (no change from immediate past Senate): Adamawa (1 – Binta Garba), Anambra (2 – Stella Oduah, Uche Ekwunife), Cross-River (1 – Rose Oko), Ekiti (2 – Abiodun Olujimi, Fatimat Raji-Rasaki). Lagos (1 – Oluremi Tinubu) and Oyo (1 – Monsurat Sunmonu). Only Tinubu is returning.

4. Only thirty-three (33) of these Senators have been re-elected, with thirteen states replacing ALL of their Senators, fourteen states replacing two of their Senators, and nine states (Benue, Borno, Enugu, Gombe, Kwara, Lagos, Osun, Yobe and Zamfara) replacing just one of their senators. No state is returning all of their Senators, except for FCT Abuja which is returning its only single Senator.

5. There are 61 APC Members and 48 PDP members . There are fifteen (15) delegations that are completely APC, thirteen (13) state delegations that are completely PDP (including one from FCT), while the eight other state delegations (Benue, Edo, Gombe, Kaduna, Nassarawa, Ogun, Ondo and Yobe), are of mixed party affiliations.

6. And there you have it…any errors are mine alone.

Bolaji Aluko

			2015 ELECTED SENATORS
S/N	STATE	STATE CONSTITUENCY & CODE	NAME OF CANDIDATE (RE-ELECTED IN RED, WITH LETTERS “INC(UMBENT)”)	GENDER	PARTY	AGE	QUALIFICATION

1	ABIA	ABIA NORTH	MAO A. OHUABUNWA	M	PDP	56	HND, PGD, MSC	ELECTED
2		ABIA CENTRAL	THEODORE AHAMEFULE ORJI	M	PDP	64	HSC B.A (HONS)	ELECTED
3		ABIA SOUTH	ENYINNAYA HARCOURT ABARIBE (INC)	M	PDP	59	B.SC, M.SC	ELECTED

4	ADAMAWA	ADAMAWA NORTH	BINTA MASI GARBA	F	APC	47	TECH. CERT	ELECTED
5		ADAMAWA SOUTH	AHMADU ABUBAKAR (MOALLAHYIDI)	M	APC	57	MSC	ELECTED
6		ADAMAWA CENTRAL	ABDUL AZIZ MURTALA NYAKO	M	APC	43	GCE	ELECTED

7	AKWA IBOM	AKWA IBOM NORTH-EAST	BASSEY ALBERT AKPAN	M	PDP	42	B.SC, MBA	ELECTED
8		AKWA IBOM NORTH WEST	GODSWILL OBOT AKPABIO	M	PDP	52	LLB, BL	ELECTED
9		AKWA IBOM SOUTH	NELSON ASUQUO EFFIONG	M	PDP	61	B.A, MBA	ELECTED

10	ANAMBRA	ANAMBRA NORTH	STELLA ADAEZE ODUAH	F	PDP	52	B.SC (BUS. ADM)	ELECTED
11		ANAMBRA CENTRAL	UCHE LILIAN EKWUNIFE	F	PDP	44	B.ED, PGD, MBA	ELECTED
12		ANAMBRA SOUTH	EMMANUEL ANDY NNAMDI UBA (INC)	M	PDP	56	B.A, PH.D	ELECTED

13	BAUCHI	BAUCHI CENTRAL	ISAH HAMMA MISAU	M	APC	41	BSC	ELECTED
14		BAUCHI SOUTH	MALAM ALI WAKILI mni	M	APC	54	BA	ELECTED
15		BAUCHI NORTH	SULEIMAN MOHAMMED NAZIF	M	APC	44	B.ENG, MIAD	ELECTED

16	BAYELSA	BAYELSA EAST	MURRAY- BRUCE BEN	M	PDP	58	B.SC.	ELECTED
17		BAYELSA CENTRAL	EMMANUEL PAULKER. IZIBEFIEN (INC)	M	PDP	59	B.SC	ELECTED
18		BAYELSA WEST	OGOLA FOSTER	M	PDP	60	TC II	ELECTED

19	BENUE	BENUE NORTH EAST	BARNABAS ANDYAR I. GEMADE	M	APC	66	B.TECH	ELECTED
20		BENUE N/ WEST	AKUME GEORGE (INC)	M	APC	66	BSC, MILR	ELECTED
21		BENUE SOUTH	DAVID A.B. MARK (INC)	M	PDP	66	B.ENG, NDA, CE	ELECTED

22	BORNO	BORNO NORTH	ABUBAKAR KYARI	M	APC	51	MBA	ELECTED
23		BORNO CENTRAL	AHMAD ZANNAH (INC)	M	APC	59	OND	ELECTED
24		BORNO SOUTH	MOHAMMED ALI NDUME (INC)	M	APC	55	MED	ELECTED

25	CROSS – RIVER	CROSS RIVER NORTH	ROSE OKOJI OKO	F	PDP	58	BA, MA, PHD	ELECTED
26		CROSS RIVER SOUTH	GERSHOM HENRY BASSEY	M	PDP	52	BSC, MSC	ELECTED
27		CROSS RIVER CENTRAL	JOHN OWAN ENOH	M	PDP	48	M.SC	ELECTED

28	DELTA	DELTA CENTRAL	ALFRED JOSEPH	M	PDP			ELECTED
29		DELTA NORTH	PETER NWABOSHI	M	PDP	57	B.A, LLB, LLM	ELECTED
30		DELTA SOUTH	JAMES EBIOWOU MANAGER (INC)	M	PDP	54	LLB, BL, LLM	ELECTED

31	EBONYI	EBONYI NORTH	DR. SAMUEL OMINYI EGWU	M	PDP	60	B.SC, M.SC, PH.D	ELECTED
32		EBONYI CENTRAL	OGBA JOSEPH OBINNA	M	PDP	54	HND, WASC	ELECTED
33		EBONYI SOUTH	SUNDAY OGBUOJI OJI (INC)	M	PDP	60	B. AGRIC	ELECTED

34	EDO	EDO CENTRAL	CLIFFORD A. ORDIA	M	PDP	54	WASC, B.ENG	ELECTED
35		EDO NORTH	FRANCIS ASEKHAME ALIMIKHENA	M	APC	67	LLB, BL	ELECTED
36		EDO SOUTH	MATHEW A. URHOGHIDE	M	PDP	59	B. PHARM	ELECTED

37	EKITI	EKITI NORTH	DURO SAMUEL FASEYI	M	PDP	57	B.A, MBA	ELECTED
38		EKITI CENTRAL	FATIMAT OLUFUNKE RAJI-RASAKI	F	PDP	58	LLB (HONS), BL	ELECTED
39		EKITI SOUTH	BIODUN OLUJIMI	F	PDP	57	B.SC, PGD	ELECTED

40	ENUGU	ENUGU EAST	GILBERT EMEKA NNAJI (INC)	M	PDP	48	B.SC (HONS)	ELECTED
41		ENUGU WEST	IKE EKWEREMADU (INC)	M	PDP	52	LLB, LLM, BL PHD	ELECTED
42		ENUGU NORTH	UTAZI GODFREY CHUKWUKA	M	PDP	53	B.A, LLB, BL	ELECTED

43	GOMBE	GOMBE CENTRAL	MOHAMMED GOJE DANJUMA (INC)	M	APC	63	DEGREE	ELECTED
44		GOMBE NORTH	BAYERO USMAN NAFADA	M	APC	53	BSC	ELECTED
45		GOMBE SOUTH	JOSHUA LIDANI MOLTOBOK (INC)	M	PDP	57	LLB, BL	ELECTED

46	IMO	IMO EAST	SAMUEL NNAEMEKA ANYANWU	M	PDP	49	B.SC	ELECTED
47		IMO WEST	UZODINMA GOODHOPE ODIDIKA (INC)	M	PDP	56	WAEC	ELECTED
48		IMO NORTH	ACHONU ATHANASIUS NNEJI	M	PDP	55	WASC, BSC	ELECTED

49	JIGAWA	JIGAWA NORTH WEST	ABDULLAHI ABUBAKAR GUMEL	M	APC	65	MPPA	ELECTED
50		JIGAWA SOUTH WEST	SABO MOHAMMED	M	APC	54	BA	ELECTED
51		JIGAWA NORTH EAST	MUHAMMAD UBALI SHITU	M	APC	54	BA	ELECTED

52	KADUNA	KADUNA NORTH	SULEIMAN OTHMAN HUNKUYI	M	APC	55	NCE	ELECTED
53		KADUNA CENTRAL	SHEHU SANI	M	APC	47	HND	ELECTED
54		KADUNA SOUTH	DANJUMA LA’AH	M	PDP	54	MBA	ELECTED

55	KANO	KANO NORTH	BARAU I. JIBRIN	M	APC	55	MBA	ELECTED
56		KANO CENTRAL	MOHAMMED RABIU MUSA	M	APC	58	M.SC	ELECTED
57		KANO SOUTH	KABIRU GAYA (INC)	M	APC	62	MSC	ELECTED

58	KATSINA	KATSINA NORTH	MUSTAPHA BUKAR	M	APC	60	BSC	ELECTED
59		KATSINA SOUTH	ABU IBRAHIM (INC)	M	APC	69	MSC	ELECTED
60		KATSINA CENTRAL	UMARU IBRAHIM KURFI	M	APC	62	MBA, MSC	ELECTED

61	KEBBI	KEBBI NORTH	YAHAYA A. ABDULLAHI	M	APC	64	PHD	ELECTED
62		KEBBI CENTRAL	MUHAMMAD ADAMU ALIERO	M	APC	57	BSC	ELECTED
63		KEBBI SOUTH	BALA IBN NA’ALLAH	M	APC	52	LLB, BL	ELECTED

64	KOGI	KOGI WEST	DINO MELAYE	M	APC	40	BA	ELECTED
65		KOGI CENTRAL	MOHAMMED ABDULSALAMI OHIARE	M	APC	60	BSC, MSC	ELECTED
66		KOGI EAST	ABDULRAHMAN ABUBAKAR	M	APC	60	BA	ELECTED

67	KWARA	KWARA NORTH	MOHAMMED SHAÁBA LAFIAGI (INC)	M	APC	74	MSC	ELECTED
68		KWARA CENTRAL	ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI (INC)	M	APC	52	MBBS	ELECTED
69		KWARA SOUTH	RAFIU ADEDAYO IBRAHIM	M	APC	48	PHD	ELECTED

70	LAGOS	LAGOS CENTRAL	OLUREMI SHADE TINUBU (INC)	F	APC	54	BSC	ELECTED
71		LAGOS EAST	BAREEHU OLUGBENGA ASHAFA (INC)	M	APC	59	MPA	ELECTED
72		LAGOS WEST	ADEOLA SOLOMON OLAMILEKAN	M	APC	45	HND	ELECTED

73	NASARAWA	NASARAWA NORTH	PHILIP ARUWA I. GYUNKA	M	PDP	51	B.SC	ELECTED
74		NASARAWA WEST	ABDULLAHI ADAMU (INC)	M	APC	68	LLB, BL	ELECTED
75		NASARAWA SOUTH	SALIHU HUSSAIN EGYE	M	APC	55	MSC ARC.	ELECTED

76	NIGER	NIGER SOUTH	MOHAMMED A. GARBA	M	APC	40	BSC	ELECTED
77		NIGER NORTH	ALIYU SABI ABDULLAHI	M	APC	47	MSC	ELECTED
78		NIGER EAST	DAVID UMARU	M	APC	55	LLB, BL	ELECTED

79	OGUN	OGUN CENTRAL	OLANREWAJU ADEYEMI TEJUOSO	M	APC	50	MBBS	ELECTED
80		OGUN EAST	BURUJI KASHAMU	M	PDP	56	DIPLOMA	ELECTED
81		OGUN WEST	JOSEPH GBOLAHAN DADA	M	APC	64	DIPLOMA	ELECTED

82	ONDO	ONDO NORTH	ROBERT AJAYI BOROFFICE (INC)	M	APC	65	PHD	ELECTED
83		ONDO CENTRAL	DONALD O. ALASOADURA	M	APC	65	ACCA	ELECTED
84		ONDO SOUTH	YELE OMOGUNWA	M	PDP	64	B.A., WASC	ELECTED

85	OSUN	OSUN CENTRAL	OLUSOLA ADEYEYE (INC)	M	APC	63	PHD	ELECTED
86		OSUN EAST	BABAJIDE CHRISTOPHER OMOWORARE (INC)	M	APC	46	LLB, BL	ELECTED
87		OSUN WEST	ISIAKA ADETUNJI ADELEKE	M	APC	59	BA	ELECTED

88	OYO	OYO CENTRAL	MONSURAT J. A. SUNMONU	F	APC	55	WAEC, ICSA	ELECTED
89		OYO NORTH	BUHARI ABDULFATAI	M	APC	50	PHD	ELECTED
90		OYO SOUTH	RILWAN ADESOJI AKANBI	M	APC	52	ND	ELECTED

91	PLATEAU	PLATEAU SOUTH	JEREMIAH TIMBUT USENI	M	PDP	71	LLD, FCIT	ELECTED
92		PLATEAU CENTRAL	JOSHUA DARIYE CHIBI (INC)	M	PDP	57	HND, MBA,	ELECTED
93		PLATEAU NORTH	JANG JONAH DAVID	M	PDP	70	B.D	ELECTED

94	RIVERS	RIVERS EAST	GEORGE THOMPSON SEKIBO (INC)	M	PDP	57	M.ENG	ELECTED
95		RIVERS SOUTH EAST	OLAKA JOHNSON NWOGU	M	PDP	49	B.SC.	ELECTED
96		RIVERS WEST	OSINAKACHUKWU T. IDEOZU	M	PDP	49	M.SC, B.TECH., MBA	ELECTED

97	SOKOTO	SOKOTO EAST	IBRAHIM ABDULLAHI GOBIR (INC)	M	APC	61	PHD	ELECTED
98		SOKOTO NORTH	ALIYU MAGATAKARDA WAMAKKO	M	APC	61	BSC	ELECTED
99		SOKOTO SOUTH	IBRAHIM ABDULLAHI	M	APC	58	BSC	ELECTED

100	TARABA	TARABA SOUTH	EMMANUEL BWACHA (INC)	M	PDP	52	DIPLOMA	ELECTED
101		TARABA CENTRAL	MARAFA BASHIR ABBA	M	PDP	49	B.SC	ELECTED
102		TARABA NORTH	ABUBAKAR SANI DANLADI	M	PDP	46	ADV. DIPLOMA	ELECTED

103	YOBE	YOBE EAST	BUKAR ABBA IBRAHIM (INC)	M	APC	64	BSC	ELECTED
104		YOBE NORTH	AHMAD IBRAHIM LAWAN (INC)	M	APC	55	PHD	ELECTED
105		YOBE SOUTH	MOHAMMED HASAN	M	PDP	48	B.SC, MDA	ELECTED

106	ZAMFARA	ZAMFARA CENTRAL	KABIR GARBA MARAFA (INC)	M	APC	54	GCE, ND	ELECTED
107		ZAMFARA NORTH	TIJJANI YAHAYA KAURA	M	APC	55	BED, MIAD	ELECTED
108		ZAMFARA WEST	AHMED RUFAI SANI (INC)	M	APC	54	BSC, MSC	ELECTED

109	FCT	FCT SENATE	PHILIPS TANIMU ADUDA (INC)	M	PDP	45	WAEC, DIP. HD	ELECTED