A former Majority Leader in the immediate-past 8th national assembly, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has emerged the Speaker of the 9th House of Representatives.
Gbajabiamila beats his rival Hon. Mohammed Umar Bago with a total of 281 votes while the latter got 76 votes. There was one void vote. A total of 358 members voted.
Daily Trust reports that the House of Reps has a total of 360 members.
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Meanwhile, the House has unanimously elected Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase as the Deputy Speaker of the 9th assembly.
He was elected unopposed at the Green Chamber.
