Tajudeen Abbas, the House of Representatives Member representing Zaria constituency, has emerged the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 10th Assembly.
He defeated Ahmed Idris Wase, the former Deputy Speaker of the 9th House of Representatives, and Aminu Sani Jaji.
Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, the outgoing Majority Leader of the House, took the initiative to nominate Tajudeen Abbas as the Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives. This motion was seconded by Nnolim Nnaji.
There was a bit of drama when Wase and some lawmakers objected the nomination of Abbas.
Tajudeen Abbas is the preferred candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).