Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has emerged as the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Abbas, the consensus candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, amassed 353 votes out of the, 359 possible votes to defeat his opponents: outgoing Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase, and Sani Jaji, who polled three votes, respectively.
A significant majority of the members-elect “openly declared” their votes for Abbas.












