New House of Reps Speaker’s Wives Push Each Other on Stage During Swearing-in Ceremony, Video Emerges

• A video showing the moment one of the wives of the new speaker of the House of Reps walked up to the stage to displace her co-wife during his swearing-in has surfaced on social media
• Despite the exchanges, none of the wives backed down as the proceedings continued with both of them on the dais
• Kaduna lawmaker, Tajudeen Abbas, was elected speaker of the 10th House of Representatives after securing 353 votes on Tuesday, June 13

FCT, Abuja - A mild drama played out on Tuesday, June 13, during the inauguration of Tajudeen Abbas as the new speaker of the House of Representatives.

As the new speaker was taking his oath of office administered by the clerk of the National Assembly, Sani Tambawal, his wives caused a scene at the event, which was televised.

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One of Abbas' wives was with him on stage, but another wife came on stage and slightly pushed her rival aside.

The speaker, a member representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency of Kano state, Alhassan Doguwa, and Tambawal were startled, but the protesting wife seemed unperturbed.

10th National Assembly: Netizens react to incident with speaker's wives

The incident has evoked reactions on social media. While some are humorous, others are serious-minded.

See some below:

@dedonnse1 wrote on Twitter:

"I thought they said Muslim women weren't jealous and were cool with polygamy?"

@RBiakpara said:

"They’re first women before anything else."

@IamSomebodyEls1 commented:

"Do they swear the wives in too? There may be wife 3 and wife 4 you know."

@MrX34530593 wrote:

"Having more than one wife is a total disrespect to the womanhood."

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Tajudeen Abbas elected as new House of Reps speaker

Legit.ng earlier reported that after a tight contest, Honourable Abbas Tajudeen finally emerged as the speaker of the Federal House of Representatives.

The Kaduna lawmaker secured a total of 353 votes to emerge as the winner of the Speaker of the 10th legislative House.

President Bola Tinubu speaks to 10th National Assembly Leadership

Legit.ng also reported that President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, June 13, asked the new leadership of the 10th national assembly to work with him.

In a statement obtained by Legit.ng, President Tinubu said it is time to get on with the business of the people.

Source: Legit.ng