Tajudeen Abbas, a lawmaker from Zaria Federal Constituency, has been elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Members of the House chose Abbas on Tuesday using a “openly declare” voting system.
He received 353 votes in total, defeating rivals Ahmed Wase and Sani Jaji, who received three votes each.
Details to come…
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