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Kaduna lawmaker, Tajudeen Abbas Defeats Wase, Jaji, Emerges Speaker House Of Reps

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Honourable Tajudeen Abbas from Kaduna State has emerged as the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the 10th National Assembly.

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Abbas defeated former Deputy Speaker, Idris Wase and Sani Jaji.

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Abbas was declared winner after passing the 181 votes threshold.

Abass was elected by his colleagues during an individual voice voting exercise conducted by the Clerk on the floor of the house.

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The Kaduna lawmaker, who was the choice of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), was elected on Tuesday after the Senate concluded it’s election picking Akwa Ibom State former governor, Godswill Akpabio.

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