Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Plateau


The current Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Plateau consists of three Senators representing Plateau North, Plateau Central and Plateau South Senatorial Districts 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 constituencies. Prior to the evolution of the Fourth Nigerian Republic, there existed the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Republics.

First Nigerian Republic

The present-day Plateau State was in the First Nigerian Republic part of a much larger political entity that was an agglomeration of the present-day northern states as part of the entirety of the Northern Region of Nigeria. The Republic was a Federal Parliamentary Republic based on the Westminster system bequeathed Nigeria by Great Britain. Thus including it in this article will make it cumbersome and confusing for the reader. Successive dispensations however adopted a replica of the American federal presidential system where parliament was replaced by a National Assembly starting on 1st October 1963.

Second Nigerian Republic

2nd Assembly (1979–1983)

Unsurprisingly, the Nigerian legislature was still coined parliament in the Second Nigerian Republic despite already being a presidential republic largely due to the then transitional nature of Nigerian democracy. There were 19 states at the time represented by 5 senators each and 449 representatives not evenly distributed amongst the states i.e a minimum of 10 and maximum of 46 represented a state at the time depending on their populations.
Plateau had a total of 16 representatives spread across the state with a whopping 13 bearing the flag of the NPP.
SenatorElectedPartyConstituencyTerm
John Wash Pam 7 July 1979NPPJos1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983
Garba Matta7 July 1979NPPPankshin/Mangu/Kanam1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983
Thomas Yepwi7 July 1979NPPKeffi/Nassarawa1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983
George Baba Hoomkwap7 July 1979NPNShendam1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983
Muhammadu Musa Agwai7 July 1979NPNLafia/Akwanga/Awe1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983
MemberElectedPartyConstituencyTerm
Inuwa Ali7 July 1979NPPJos North1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983
M. S. Aliyu7 July 1979NPPNassarawa1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983
Morgan Chokwe7 July 1979NPPBassa1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983
D. D. Dafuan7 July 1979NPPShendam West1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983
S. F. Dalyop7 July 1979NPPJos South1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983
P. C. Deme7 July 1979NPPBarkin-Ladi1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983
Ambrose Gapsuk7 July 1979NPPShendam East1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983
Christopher K. Gutus7 July 1979NPPPankshin1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983
Yakubu Hussaini7 July 1979NPPLafia1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983
Amos Idakula7 July 1979NPPKeffi1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983
Ioritim Ityo7 July 1979NPPAwe1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983
John L. Laven7 July 1979NPPLangtang1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983
J. Yamu Marki7 July 1979NPPAkwanga1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983
Mohammed D. Shuaibu7 July 1979NPPKanam1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983
Felix M. Wetkum7 July 1979NPPMangu1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983
Abdulkadir Zakari7 July 1979NPPWase1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983

Third Nigerian Republic

3rd Assembly (1992–1993)

In the Third Nigerian Republic, 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.
SenatorElectedPartyConstituencyTerm
Venmak Kurnap Dangin4 July 1992SDPPlateau East5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
Jacon Adankana Isandu4 July 1992SDPPlateau North5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
Joseph K. Umaru4 July 1992SDPPlateau West5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
MemberElectedPartyConstituencyTerm
Abdullahi Mohammed Kani Wuse4 July 1992SDPAwe5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
Dongs Duncil Tyem4 July 1992SDPLangtang South5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
James Oga Ajason Ajamia4 July 1992SDPKaru5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
Johnson J. Zogore4 July 1992SDPBassa5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
Yakubu Usman Shehu4 July 1992SDPKanam5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
Hassan Danladi4 July 1992SDPKeffi5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
Dashe Amos Silas4 July 1992SDPLangtang North5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
Gobum Benka Suwa4 July 1992SDPPankshin5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
Michael Bukwal4 July 1992SDPShendam5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
James Fyakfu Bakfur4 July 1992SDPMangu5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
Ibrahim Idi Waziri4 July 1992NRCWase5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
Damian Daloeng4 July 1992SDPQua'an-Pan5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
Musa Sanda4 July 1992SDPLafia5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
Davou S. B. Gyel4 July 1992SDPJos South5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
Amina Mohammed Aliyu4 July 1992SDPAkwanga5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
James Vwi4 July 1992SDPBarkin Ladi5 December 199217 November 1993
Danjuma Alkali4 July 1992NRCToto5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
Abe A. Usman4 July 1992SDPObi5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
Alfred Iliya Sagai4 July 1992SDPBokkos5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
Ogah Alex Ewolo4 July 1992SDPNassarawa5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
Abims A. Ebyei4 July 1992SDPNassarawa Eggon5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
Aminu Agwom Zang4 July 1992SDPJos North5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
Umaru Salihu Ogah4 July 1992NRCDoma5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993

Following the chaos of the botched IBB–Shonekan transition and the eventual usurping of power by Sani Abacha the Plateau political map was to undergo the following changes on 1 October 1996:
  • The creation of Nassarawa State 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 from Barkin Ladi, Jos East from Jos North, Kanke from Pankshin and Mikang 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)