Kaduna lawmaker, Tajudeen Abbas, has been elected Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives after securing 353 votes.
His challengers, former Deputy Speaker, Idris Wase and Aminu Jaji both scored 3 votes each.
Abbas was subsequently declared as Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives by the clerk of the house.
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Abbas’ landslide victory was made possible after several aspirants stepped down from the race and pledged their support and votes to him.