Tajudeen Abbas, the lawmaker representing Zaria constituency, has been elected speaker of the house of representatives.
Abbas defeated Idris Wase and Sani Jaji by a landslide to win the election on Tuesday
Three contestants went into the race, with the winner expected to defeat the others by a simple majority.
Tajudeen Abass from Kaduna State is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress and the presidency while other contenders are Ahmed Idris Wase and Aminu Sani Jaji who are also members of the APC.
Earlier significant majority of the members-elect have “openly declared” their votes for Abbas while Muktar Betara, Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, Miriam Onuoha, and Sada Soli: aspirants for the Speakership all stepped down for the APC consensus candidate
