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Full Results: How Tajudeen Abbas Defeated Wase, Jaji to Emerge New Speaker of House of Reps
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Full Results: How Tajudeen Abbas Defeated Wase, Jaji to Emerge New Speaker of House of Reps

by  Ridwan Adeola 2 min read
  • The lawmaker representing Zaria federal constituency, Tajudeen Abbas, has emerged as the speaker of the House of Representatives
  • Abbas, who was elected in an “openly declare” ballot system, was elected by members of the House on Tuesday, June 13
  • He polled a total of 353 votes to defeat fellow contenders – Ahmed Wase and Sani Jaji – who polled three votes each

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FCT, Abuja - A member representing Zaria federal constituency, Kaduna state, Tajudeen Abbas, was on Tuesday, June 13, elected speaker of the 10th House of Representatives.

Abbas was the preferred candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigerian Tribune reported.

10th House Of Reps, Aminu Sani Jaji, Hon Abbas Tajudeen, Hon Ahmed Idris Wase
Members-elect elected Abbas as speaker of the 10th House, as he defeated Wase and Jaji. Photo credits: Rt. Hon. Aminu Sani Jaji, Hon Abbas Tajudeen, Hon Ahmed Idris Wase
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The inauguration of the 10th Assembly took place at about 8.30 am amidst tight security, Business Day Newspaper also reported.

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The 359 members-elect voted in the open ballot system, where members-elect one after the other to announce their choice of Speaker.

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Following the voting, Abbas was sworn in for his new role.

How did lawmakers elect the new Nigerian No.4 citizen?

Find out below:

Sani Jaji: 3

Idris Wase: 3

Tajudeen Abbas: 353

Total votes cast: 359

Absentees: nil

Tajudeen Abbas elected new speaker of House of Representatives

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that 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 in the 10th legislative House.

Ben Kalu elected deputy speaker of House of Reps

Legit.ng also reported that Benjamin Okezie was declared the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives for the 10th National Assembly.

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The lawmaker representing Bende federal constituency in Abia state was unopposed for the coveted position.

Labour Party lawmaker declares heart for Wase, votes Abass

In another news, Legit.ng reported that Victor Afam Ogene of the Labour Party (LP) became the centre of attraction at the inauguration of the House of Representatives at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja.

During the voting session for the speakership seat between Hon Abass Tajudeen and Hon Idris Wase, the LP lawmaker was put on the spot and asked whom he would be voting for.

Source: Legit.ng

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.

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