EXTRA: Drama as Abbas’ wives jostle for recognition during swearing-in ceremony | TheCable 🎥: ARISEtv
Abbas polled 353 votes, while Wase and Jaji got three votes each.All seemed to be going on well when Abbas was ushered onto the stage to take his pledge of allegiance.Abbas was flanked on his left by his wife and Alhassan Doguwa, lawmaker representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada federal constituency.The routine event was, however, interrupted by another wife of Abbas, who barged onto the podium and shoved the other wife to the side.
The action appeared to have shocked Abbas, who halted his oath rendering to exchange heated words with the wife who barged onto the stage. Despite the exchanges, none of the wives backed down as the proceedings continued with both of them on the dais.Advertisement He was a primary school teacher, a polytechnic and university lecturer before his foray into politics in 2010.
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