The
Nigerian National Assembly
The National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a bicameralism, bicameral legislature established under section 4 of the Constitution of Nigeria The body consists of 109 members of the Senate of Nigeria, Senate and 360 members from ...
delegation from
Plateau
In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; : plateaus or plateaux), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. ...
comprises three
Senators representing Plateau South, Plateau Central, and Plateau North, and eight
Representatives representing Barkin Ladi/Riyom, Jos North/Bassa, Jos South/Jos East, Langtang North/Langtang South, Mangu/Bokkos, Mikang/Shendam/Qua'an-Pan, Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam and Wase. Prior to the evolution of the
Fourth Nigerian Republic, there existed the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Republics respectively before it. In the
Third Nigerian Republic
The Third Republic was the planned republican government of Nigeria in 1992 which was to be governed by the Third Republican constitution. In the Third Republic, there were to be state governors, state assemblies, and the National Assembly, a ...
, there were the senatorial districts of Plateau North, Plateau East and Plateau West. The House of Representatives constituencies consisted of the individual Local Government Areas of the state qualified at that time as Federal constituencies.
Second Nigerian Republic
The Second Nigerian Republic was a brief formation of the Nigerian state which succeeded the military governments formed after the overthrow of the first republic.
Background
Contested elections and political turbulence in the Western region ...
2nd Assembly (1979–1983)
Third Nigerian Republic
The Third Republic was the planned republican government of Nigeria in 1992 which was to be governed by the Third Republican constitution. In the Third Republic, there were to be state governors, state assemblies, and the National Assembly, a ...
3rd Assembly (1992–1993)
Following the chaos of the botched IBB–
Shonekan transition and the eventual seizure of power by
Sani Abacha
Sani Abacha (; (20 September 1943 – 8 June 1998) was a Nigerian military dictator and statesman who ruled Nigeria with an iron fist as military head of state from 1993 following a palace coup d'état until his death in 1998.
Abacha's seiz ...
the Plateau political map was to undergo the following changes on 1 October 1996:
* The creation of
Nassarawa State
Nasarawa is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by the states of Taraba and Plateau, to the north by Kaduna State, to the south by the states of Benue and Kogi, and to the west by the Federal Capital Territo ...
out of Plateau State which will comprise most entities that made up Plateau West Senatorial Constituency.
* The creation of the additional Local Government Areas of
Riyom
Riyom is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. It was carved out of the old Barkin Ladi Local Government Area on 1 October 1996 by the government of General Sani Abacha. It is headquartered in the town of Riyom to the north of the ar ...
from Barkin Ladi,
Jos East
Jos East is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Angware. its predominant tribe is The Afizere' also known as Jarawa, Jos East is a dividend of Jos where Jos North, and Jos south are the rest divi ...
from Jos North and
Mikang from Pankshin in the new Plateau State.
Fourth Nigerian Republic
4th Assembly (1999–2003)
5th Assembly (2003–2007)
6th Assembly (2007–2011)
7th Assembly (2011–2015)
8th Assembly (2015–2019)
9th Assembly (2019–2023)
10th Assembly (2023–2027)
References
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Politics of Plateau State
National Assembly (Nigeria) delegations by state