Tajudeen Abbas on Tuesday polled a total of 353 votes to defeat the outgone Deputy speaker, Idris Wase and Sani Jaji to become the new speaker of the house of representatives.
Abbas, was elected in an “openly declare” ballot system by members of the House on Tuesday.
He defeated fellow contenders – Ahmed Wase and Sani Jaji, who polled three votes each.
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