BREAKING: Tajudeen Abbas Elected as New Speaker of House of Representatives
- Abbas Tajudeen on Tuesday, June 13, was declared the new speaker of the House of Representatives
- Abbas polled a total of 353 votes and defeated Idris Wase who scored 3 votes and Sani Jaji who scored 3 votes to win the election on Tuesday, June 13
- Prior to his declaration, Alhassan Doguwa nominated Abbas for the speakership of the lower legislative chamber
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After a tight contest, Honourable Abbas Tajudeen has 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.
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Hon Abas is the new speaker of the House of Reps
Abbas, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) preferred choice, clinched the speakership seat of the lower legislative chamber after securing the votes of a majority of the lawmakers-elect on Tuesday, June 13.
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Breakdown of the votes
Abbas defeated Idris Wase and Sani Jaji by a landslide to win the election on Tuesday, The Cable reported.
Abbas polled 353 votes, Wase got 3 votes, and Jaji also scored 3 votes.
Benjamin Okezie Kalu emerges as deputy speaker of the House
In the same vein, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, the lawmaker representing Bende Federal Constituency, Abia state emerged as the Deputy Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives on Tuesday.
Senator Godswill Akpabio has emerged as the Senate President of the 10th National Assembly.
Legit.ng reported earlier that the lawmaker representing Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District (Ikot Ekpene) defeated Senator Abdulaziz Yari securing 63 votes, while the latter secured 46 votes.
In the build-up to the election, Senator Akpabio was declared the anointed aspirant of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) national working committee.
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Senator Akpabio was further endorsed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, who openly declared that the Presidency is solidly behind the former Akwa Ibom State governor.
Senate presidency: Report reveals vote may sell for $5,000, $10,000
In another development, the Senate presidential race might go down to who has the biggest bag to spend ahead of Tuesday, June 13 inauguration.
Sources have revealed that lawmakers in the upper chamber might sell their votes for around the region of $5,000, $10,000 or more.
The current contest is between Senator Orji Kalu, Senator Abdulaziz Yari and Senator Godswill Akpabio.
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