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Tajudeen Abbas has been elected the new Speaker, but his two wives stole the show – read reactions

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11 months ago

2023/06/14

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Tajudeen Abbas has been elected the new Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives.

He polled 353 votes to emerge the winner of the speakership election.

The other contestants, former Deputy Speaker Idris Wase and Sani Jaji, polled three votes each.

Mr Abbas is the anointed candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He represents Zaria Federal Constituency of Kaduna State, North-west Nigeria.

A mild drama ensued as wives of Tajudeen Abbas, the new speaker, shoved each other for recognition during the swearing in ceremony. The incident occurred after Abbas had been elected speaker by a landslide.

All seemed to be going on well when Abbas was ushered onto the stage to take his pledge of allegiance.

Kamoru Ogunlana, deputy clerk of the house, recited the oaths for the new speaker to respond to.

Abbas was flanked on his left by his wife and Alhassan Doguwa, lawmaker representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada federal constituency.

The new Speaker, a former lecturer, was first elected to the House in 2011. He succeeds Femi Gbajabiamila but the two wives of the speaker stole the show and see the reactions online.

The two wives of the Nigerian Newly elected speaker honourable Tajjuddeen Abbas has taken their Kiciya feud to the national Assembly and disparagingly disgracing themselves and their darling honourable in the full view of the world.

Honorouble Abbas need some homework at home.? pic.twitter.com/E7Gd9OFfwg
— Bashiru (@JaBashiru) June 13, 2023

Speaker Tajudeen Abbas first wife will not allow anyone to take away her shine!!!

A little drama ? pic.twitter.com/LEf9UgBLZL
— David Offor (@DavidsOffor) June 14, 2023

The moment the New Speaker of the House Tajudeen Abbas’ first wife stormed the podium to displace his second wife pic.twitter.com/PGjjoxxufk
— GistReel.Com (@GistReel) June 13, 2023

Why did Hon Tajuddeen Abbas wives behaved that way during the swearing in? Baku barin kishin ku a gida Sai kun gwada rashin daraja a duniya ?
— Engr Yasir Arafat Jubril????? (@oil_shaeikh) June 13, 2023

After seeing what Tajudeen Abbas’s wife did on a national television, honestly I am now worried.
— Arewa Twittér (@ArewaTwiter) June 13, 2023

If I where Tajudeen Abbas ehh with National embarrassment, after inauguration I will marry another wife kawai and keep this once home
— Abubakar Mukhtar (@mukybakar) June 13, 2023

If you as my wife did what this uwar gida of Tajuddeen Abbas did to me, I swear you will be seriously punished for it, you cannot just disgrace me on a national TV while being sworn in as a Speaker and just go scot-free, wannan ae raini neh.
— F A A R E E S ? ?? (@MFaarees_) June 13, 2023