Tajudeen Abbas elected Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives

Fifty-Nine year old Tajudeen Abass has been elected the Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives. He was elected alongside Ben Kalu who will serve as Deputy Speaker of the green chambers. Abass polled a total of 353 votes. 

Tajudeen represents Zaria Federal Constituency of Kaduna State while Kalu represents Bende Federal Constituency, Abia state.

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