BREAKING: Tajudeen Abass Inches Close to Emerging Speaker

• It is a serious battle as Hon Tajudeen Abbas, Hon Idris Wase, and Aminu Jaji contend to emerge as the elected speaker of the 10th House of Representatives
• At the ongoing contest, the Kaduna lawmaker, Abbas, is gradually closing-in to clinch the Green Chamber's most powerful seat
• The lawmaker, who is loved by his colleagues, has secured over 200 votes while Wase and Jaji are far from winning the contest with less than 5 votes

The preferred candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for speaker of the 10th House of Representatives, Honourable Tajudeen Abbas, is coasting to victory in the ongoing contest.

The tight race involved two other contestants; the immediate deputy speaker of the House, Honourable Ahmed Wase and Honourable Aminu Jaji.

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Prior to the election on Tuesday, June 13, on the floor of the House, the clerk announced that 359 lawmakers out of 360 were present for the election, The Nation reported.

The open ballot system was adopted for the election.

So far, out of the over 200 members that have voted, the two other contestants have scored less than five votes.

Godswill Akpabio emerges 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.

Makinde predicts who will become next senate president

Seyi Makinde, the governor of Oyo and leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, has disclosed that the choice of President Bola Tinubu for the next Senate President in the 10th National Assembly was the same as that of his colleagues.

Makinde said this while speaking on Monday, June 12, during the post-second-term inauguration interdenominational thanksgiving service in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

The governor spoke at the event organized by the Oyo state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in his honour.

Source: Legit.ng