EKO HOT BLOG reports that the newly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Monday, visited the former President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari in London.
Recall that Abbas was elected by members of the 10th House of Representatives on Tuesday, June 13 as Speaker.
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This online media platform gathered that Abbas defeated former Deputy Speaker, Idris Wase and Sani Jaji.
Abbas was declared the winner after passing the 181 votes threshold.
The Speaker was elected by his colleagues during an individual voice-voting exercise conducted by the Clerk on the floor of the house.
At the time of filing this report, the reason for his visit to President Buhari is unknown.
See the picture of his meeting with the ex-president below:
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