The preferred candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Tajudeen Abbas has emerged Speaker after polling 353 votes out of the 359 votes cast.
Abbas was declared winner at exactly 11.44 am by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Sani Magaji Tambuwal.
Former Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Idris Wase and Ahmed Sani Jaji scored three votes each.
One member-elect, who died immediately after the general elections, was the only member that did not vote.
Immediate past Speaker and Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila took part in the election.
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